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Take a moment to think about cells. Which type of cell is your favorite? If you were to ask biologists, you would likely get a wide variety of responses. Some might have a soft spot in their hearts for red blood cells, or liver cells, or maybe even single-celled organisms like bacteria. However, if you were to ask psychologists which cells they prefer, you would likely learn that most of them favor neurons. Because it is with neural mechanisms that animals access, process, and act on information. Neural activity underlies all behavior, and therefore neurons occupy a privileged position in psychology.
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