Neuroscience

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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higher order neurons

Biology; Neuroscience

Neurons that are relatively remote from peripheral targets.

higher-order neurons

Biology; Neuroscience

Neurons that are relatively remote from peripheral targets.

acetylcholine

Biology; Neuroscience

Neurotransmitter at motor neuron synapses, in autonomic ganglia and a variety of central synapses; binds to two types of receptors: ligand-gated ion channels (nicotinic receptors) and ...

excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP)

Biology; Neuroscience

Neurotransmitterinduced postsynaptic potential change that depolarizes the cell, and hence increases the likelihood of initiating a postsynaptic action potential.