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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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Edinger-Westphal nucleus
Biology; Neuroscience
Midbrain nucleus containing the autonomic neurons that constitute the efferent limb of the pupillary light reflex.
pineal gland
Biology; Neuroscience
Midline neural structure lying on the dorsal surface of the midbrain; important in the control of circadian rhythms (and, incidentally, considered by Descartes to be the seat of the soul).
proteoglycan
Biology; Neuroscience
Molecule consisting of a core protein to which one or more long, linear carbohydrate chains (glycosaminoglycans) are attached.
neural cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM)
Biology; Neuroscience
Molecule that helps bind axons together and is widely distributed in the developing nervous system. Structurally related to immunoglobin.
odorants
Biology; Neuroscience
Molecules capable of eliciting responses from receptors in the olfactory mucosa.
tropic molecules
Biology; Neuroscience
Molecules that influence the direction of growth or movement.
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