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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helicotrema

Biology; Neuroscience

The opening at the apex of the cochlea that joins the scala vestibuli and scala tympani.

map

Biology; Neuroscience

The ordered projection of axons from one region of the nervous system to another, by which the organization of the body (or some function) is reflected in the organization of the nervous system.

size principle

Biology; Neuroscience

The orderly recruitment of motor neurons by size to generate increasing amounts of muscle tension.

sacculus

Biology; Neuroscience

The otolith organ that detects linear accelerations and head tilts in the vertical plane.

utricle

Biology; Neuroscience

The otolith organ that senses linear accelerations and head tilts in the horizontal plane.

epidermis

Biology; Neuroscience

The outermost layer of the skin; derived from the embryonic ectoderm.

conjugate

Biology; Neuroscience

The paired movements of the two eyes in the same direction, as occurs in the vestibulo-ocular reflex (see also vergence movements and vestibulo-ocular reflex).