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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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end plate current (EPC)
Biology; Neuroscience
Postsynaptic current produced by neurotransmitter release and binding at the motor end plate.
connexons
Biology; Neuroscience
Precisely aligned, paired transmembrane channels that form gap junctions between cells. They are formed from connexins, members of a specialized family of channel proteins.
striate cortex
Biology; Neuroscience
Primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe (also called Brodmann’s area 17). So named because the prominence of layer IV in myelin-stained sections gives this region a striped appearance.
sensory transduction
Biology; Neuroscience
Process by which energy in the environment is converted into electrical signals by sensory receptors.
myelination
Biology; Neuroscience
Process by which glial cells wrap axons to form multiple layers of glial cell membrane that increase axonal conduction velocity.
second-order neurons
Biology; Neuroscience
Projection neurons in a sensory pathway that lie between the primary receptor neurons and the third-order neurons.
cingulate gyrus
Biology; Neuroscience
Prominent gyrus on the medial aspect of the hemisphere, lying just superior to the corpus callosum; forms a part of the limbic system.
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