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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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meninges
Biology; Neuroscience
The external covering of the brain; includes the pia, arachnoid, and dura mater.
affective–motivational aspects of pain
Biology; Neuroscience
The fear, anxiety, and autonomic nervous activation that accompany exposure to a noxious stimulus.
tectorial membrane
Biology; Neuroscience
The fibrous sheet overlying the apical surface of the cochlear hair cells; produces a shearing motion of the stereocilia when the basilar membrane is displaced.
cognitive neuroscience
Biology; Neuroscience
The field of neuroscience devoted to studying and understanding cognitive functions.
tip links
Biology; Neuroscience
The filamentous structures that link the tips of adjacent stereocilia; thought to mediate the gating of the hair cell’s transduction channels.
undershoot
Biology; Neuroscience
The final, hyperpolarizing phase of an action potential, typically caused by the voltage-dependent efflux of a cation such as K+.
optic tectum
Biology; Neuroscience
The first central station in the visual pathway of many vertebrates (analogous to the superior colliculus in mammals).
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