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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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scotoma
Biology; Neuroscience
Adefect in the visual field as a result of pathological changes in some component of the primary visual pathway.
instructive
Biology; Neuroscience
Adevelopmental influence that dictates the fate of a cell rather than simply permitting differentiation to occur.
cadherins
Biology; Neuroscience
Afamily of calcium-dependent cell adhesion molecules found on the surfaces of growth cones and the cells over which they grow.
neurotrophins
Biology; Neuroscience
Afamily of trophic factor molecules that promote the growth and survival of several different classes of neurons.
free nerve endings
Biology; Neuroscience
Afferent fibers that lack specialized receptor cells; they are especially important in the sensation of pain.
neurotrophic factors
Biology; Neuroscience
Ageneral term for molecules that promote the growth and survival of neurons.
