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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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Neuroscience

fornix

Biology; Neuroscience

An axon tract, best seen from the medial surface of the divided brain, that interconnects the hypothalamus and hippocampus.

blastula

Biology; Neuroscience

An early embryo during the stage when the cells are typically arranged to form a hollow sphere.

post-tetanic potentiation (PTP)

Biology; Neuroscience

An enhancement of synaptic transmission resulting from high-frequency trains of action potentials.

chimera

Biology; Neuroscience

An experimentally generated embryo (or organ) comprising cells derived from two or more species (or other genetically distinct sources).

pore loop

Biology; Neuroscience

An extracellular domain of amino acids, found in certain ion channels, that lines the channel pore and allows only certain ions to pass.

patch clamp

Biology; Neuroscience

An extraordinarily sensitive voltage clamp method that permits the measurement of ionic currents flowing through individual ion channels.

oscillopsia

Biology; Neuroscience

An inability to fixate visual targets while the head is moving as a result of vestibular damage.

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