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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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primary sensory cortex
Biology; Neuroscience
Any one of several cortical areas receiving the thalamic input for a particular sensory modality.
horizontal (axial) plane
Biology; Neuroscience
Any sectional plane that runs parallel to the floor, dividing the brain or body into superior (above) and inferior (below) sections. See also coronal, sagittal.
coronal (frontal) plane
Biology; Neuroscience
Any sectional plane through the brain that runs parallel to the face, dividing into anterior (front) and posterior (rear) segments. See also horizontal, sagittal.
cerebellar ataxia
Biology; Neuroscience
Apathological inability to make coordinated movements associated with lesions to the cerebellum.
fibroblast growth factor (FGF)
Biology; Neuroscience
Apeptide growth factor, originally defined by its mitogenic effects on fibroblasts; also acts as an inducer during early brain development.
production aphasia
Biology; Neuroscience
Aphasia that derives from cortical damage to those centers concerned with the motor aspects of speech.