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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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gradient
Biology; Neuroscience
Asystematic variation of the concentration of a molecule (or some other agent) that influences cell behavior.
primitive streak
Biology; Neuroscience
Axial thickening in the ectoderm of the gastrulas of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the mesoderm forms by the ingression of cells at this site.
medial lemniscus
Biology; Neuroscience
Axon tract in the brainstem that carries mechanosensory information from the dorsal column nuclei to the thalamus.
addiction
Biology; Neuroscience
A persistent disorder of brain function in which the use of drugs or alcohol is compulsive for the afflicted individual despite serious negative physical and psychological consequences, and failure ...
long-term potentiation (LTP)
Biology; Neuroscience
A persistent strengthening of synapses based on recent patterns of activity.
long-term depression (LTD)
Biology; Neuroscience
A persistent weakening of synapses based on recent patterns of activity.
priming
Biology; Neuroscience
A phenomenon in which the memory of an initial exposure is expressed unconsciously by improved performance at a later time.
