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ERIC Number: EJ564650
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
Propagation of Action Potentials: An Active Participation Exercise.
Felsten, Gary
Teaching of Psychology, v25 n2 p109-11 1998
Describes an active participation exercise that demonstrates the propagation of action potentials (the ability to transmit information through the neural network, dependent upon chemical interactions in the brain). Students assume the structure and function of the network by lining up around the room and communicating through hand signals and taps. (MJP)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Demonstrations (Educational), Educational Experiments, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Neurological Organization, Neuropsychology, Psychology, Psychophysiology, Stimulation, Student Reaction, Student Research
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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