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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chemotropism

Biology; Neuroscience

The growth of a part of a cell (axon, dendrite, filopodium) up (or down) a chemical gradient.

somatosensory cortex

Biology; Neuroscience

The region of the cerebral cortex concerned with processing sensory information from the body surface, subcutaneous tissues, muscles, and joints. Located primarily in the posterior bank of the ...

The region of the cerebral cortex lying anterior to the central sulcus concerned with motor behavior; includes the primary motor cortex in the precentral gyrus and associated cortical areas in the ...