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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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synaptic plasticity
Biology; Neuroscience
Changes in the efficacy and local geometry of synaptic connections and transmission; one basis of learning, memory, and other forms of brain plasticity.
glomeruli
Biology; Neuroscience
Characteristic collections of neuropil in the olfactory bulbs; formed by dendrites of mitral cells and terminals of olfactory receptor cells, as well as processes from local interneurons.
pontine-geniculate-occipital (PGO) waves
Biology; Neuroscience
Characteristic encephalographic waves that signal the onset of rapid eye movement sleep.
inducers
Biology; Neuroscience
Chemical signals originating from one set of cells that influence the differentiation of other cells.
medulloblastoma
Biology; Neuroscience
Childhood brain tumor associated with mutations of Sonic hedgehog and other genes in the Shh signaling pathway.
ciliary body
Biology; Neuroscience
Circular band of muscle surrounding the lens; contraction allows the lens to round up during accommodation.
