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Neuroscience
Neuroscience is a branch of biology concerned with the study of the nervous system, the brain and the links between brain activities and behaviors.
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myotatic reflex (stretch reflex)
Biology; Neuroscience
A fundamental spinal reflex that is generated by the motor response to afferent sensory information arising from muscle spindles.
myotatic reflex
Biology; Neuroscience
A fundamental spinal reflex that is generated by the motor response to afferent sensory information arising from muscle spindles. The knee jerk reaction is a common example.
transcription factors
Biology; Neuroscience
A general term applied to proteins that regulate transcription, including basal transcription factors that interact with the RNA polymerase to initiate transcription, as well as those that bind ...
neuropeptides
Biology; Neuroscience
A general term describing a large number of peptides that function as neurotransmitters or neurohormones.
cognition
Biology; Neuroscience
A general term referring to higher order mental processes; the ability of the central nervous system to attend, identify, and act on complex stimuli.
tectum
Biology; Neuroscience
A general term referring to the dorsal region of the brainstem (tectum means “roof”).
white matter
Biology; Neuroscience
A general term that refers to large axon tracts in the brain and spinal cord; the phrase derives from the fact that axonal tracts have a whitish cast when viewed in the freshly cut material.
