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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terminal

Biology; Neuroscience

Apresynaptic (axonal) ending.

orientation selectivity

Biology; Neuroscience

Aproperty of many neurons in visual cortex in which they respond to edges presented over a narrow range of orientations.

cAMP response element binding protein (CREB)

Biology; Neuroscience

Aprotein activated by cyclic AMP that binds to specific regions of DNA, thereby increasing the transcription rates of nearby genes.

Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)

Biology; Neuroscience

Aprotein, originally discovered in a light-emitting jellyfish, that generates green fluorescent light. GFP is widely used as a genetic tag in fluorescence microscopy. It allows observation of ...

fovea

Biology; Neuroscience

Area of the retina specialized for high acuity in the center of the macula; contains a high density of cones and few rods.

disinhibition

Biology; Neuroscience

Arrangement of inhibitory and excitatory cells in a circuit that generates excitation by the transient inhibition of a tonically active inhibitory neuron.