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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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spinal trigeminal tract
Biology; Neuroscience
Brainstem tract carrying fibers from the trigeminal nerve to the spinal nucleus of the trigeminal complex (which serves as the relay for painful stimulation of the face).
ramus
Biology; Neuroscience
Branch; typically applied to the white and gray communicating rami that carry visceral motor axons to the segmental nerves.
sleep spindles
Biology; Neuroscience
Bursts of electroencephalographic activity, at a frequency about 10–14 Hz and lasting a few seconds; spindles characterize the initial descent into non-REM sleep.
electrogenic
Biology; Neuroscience
Capable of generating an electrical current; usually applied to membrane transporters that create electrical currents while translocating ions.
sporadic
Biology; Neuroscience
Cases of a disease that apparently occur at random in a population; contrasts with familial or inherited.
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