... weigh the similarities. The endocrine system is made up of a complex array of very different glands, with the main component being the Pituitary gland. On the other hand, the nervous system is made up of billions of cells, with its major component being the brain. Both the endocrine and nervous systems enable communication through the use of chemical messengers. However, these chemical ... messengers are called neurotransmitters in the nervous system while they are called hormones in the endocrine system. Another factor to consider is the method of communication in these systems. In the...

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... "versus" out-going, even loud people. This dimension, too, is found in everyone, but the physiological explanation is a bit more complex. Evidence indicates that this personality variable has a large heritability component (Burger, 2000). He hypothesized that extraversion-introversion is a matter of the balance of "inhibition" and "excitation" in the brain itself. Excitation is the brain waking itself up, getting into an ... case of an overwhelming stimulation. Another Theorist associated with the biological perspective is Raymond Cattell. He was a theorist-researcher like Eysenck who h...

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