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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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imprinting
Biology; Neuroscience
A rapid and permanent form of learning that occurs in response to early experience.
synaptic facilitation
Biology; Neuroscience
A rapid increase in synaptic strength that occurs when two or more action potentials invade the presynaptic terminal within a few milliseconds of each other.
frontal eye field
Biology; Neuroscience
A region of the frontal lobe that lies in a rostral portion of the premotor cortex and that contains cells that respond to visual and motor stimuli.
cornu ammonis area 3 (CA3)
Biology; Neuroscience
A region of the hippocampus containing the neurons that form the Schaffer collaterals.
cornu ammonis area 1 (CA1)
Biology; Neuroscience
A region of the hippocampus that shows a robust form of long-term potentiation.
dentate gyrus
Biology; Neuroscience
A region of the hippocampus; so named because it is shaped like a tooth.
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