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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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caudate nucleus
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the three major components of the basal ganglia (the other two are the globus pallidus and putamen).
globus pallidus
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the three major nuclei that make up the basal ganglia in the cerebral hemispheres; relays information from the caudate and putamen to the thalamus.
oligodendrocytes
Biology; Neuroscience
One of three classes of central neuroglial cells; their major function is to elaborate myelin.
p75 receptor
Biology; Neuroscience
One of two classes of receptors for the neurotrophin family of growth factors; the other is the Trk (tyrosine kinase) receptors.
taste buds
Biology; Neuroscience
Onion-shaped structures in the mouth and pharynx that contain taste cells.
