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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tegmentum

Biology; Neuroscience

A general term that refers to the central gray matter of the brainstem.

Golf

Biology; Neuroscience

A G-protein found uniquely in olfactory receptor neurons.

Hox genes

Biology; Neuroscience

A group of conserved genes characterized by a specific DNA sequence‚ "the homeobox‚" and that specify body axis (particularly the anterior–posterior axis) and regional identity in the developing ...

muscarinic ACh receptors (mAChRs)

Biology; Neuroscience

A group of G-protein-coupled acetylcholine receptors activated by the plant alkaloid muscarine.

muscarinic receptors

Biology; Neuroscience

A group of G-protein-coupled acetylcholine receptors activated by the plant alkaloid muscarine.

pretectum

Biology; Neuroscience

A group of nuclei located at the junction of the thalamus and the midbrain; these nuclei are important in the pupillary light reflex, relaying information from the retina to the Edinger-Westphal ...

Clarke's nucleus

Biology; Neuroscience

A group of relay neurons located in the medial aspect of the dorsal spinal column. Component of a cerebellar motor pathway important in processing proprioceptive input.