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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

receptor neuron

Biology; Neuroscience

Aneuron specialized for the transduction of energy in the environment into electrical signals.

neurite

Biology; Neuroscience

Aneuronal branch (usually used when the process in question could be either an axon or a dendrite, such as the branches of isolated nerve cells in tissue culture).

rostral

Biology; Neuroscience

Anterior, or “headward.”

neuropathic pain

Biology; Neuroscience

Any chronic pain caused by damage to the central or peripheral nervous system.

epithelium

Biology; Neuroscience

Any continuous layer of cells that covers a surface or lines a cavity.

trophic factors

Biology; Neuroscience

Any molecule that mediates trophic interactions.

opioid

Biology; Neuroscience

Any natural or synthetic drug that has pharmacological actions similar to those of morphine.

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