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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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axon hillock
Biology; Neuroscience
Point at the cell body that is the site of an action potential's initiation.
flexion reflex
Biology; Neuroscience
Polysynaptic reflex mediating withdrawal from a painful stimulus.
outer segment
Biology; Neuroscience
Portion of photoreceptors made up of membranous disks that contain the photopigment responsible for initiating phototransduction.
diencephalon
Biology; Neuroscience
Portion of the brain that lies just rostral to the midbrain; comprises the thalamus and hypothalamus.
optic radiation
Biology; Neuroscience
Portion of the internal capsule that comprises the axons of lateral geniculate neurons that carry visual information to the striate cortex.
neuroligin
Biology; Neuroscience
Postsynaptic binding partner of the presynaptic adhesion molecule neurexin. Promotes the clustering of receptors and channels of the postsynaptic density as the synapse matures.
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