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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cerebellar cortex

Biology; Neuroscience

The superficial gray matter of the cerebellum.

cerebral cortex

Biology; Neuroscience

The superficial gray matter of the cerebral hemispheres.

cortex

Biology; Neuroscience

The superficial mantle of gray matter covering the cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum, where most of the neurons in the brain are located.

glia

Biology; Neuroscience

The support cells associated with neurons (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia in the central nervous system; Schwann cells in peripheral nerves; and satellite cells in ganglia).

neuromuscular junction

Biology; Neuroscience

The synapse made by a motor axon on a skeletal muscle fiber.

engram

Biology; Neuroscience

The term used to indicate the physical basis of a stored memory.

dura mater

Biology; Neuroscience

The thick external covering of the brain and spinal cord; one of the three components of the meninges, the other two being the pia mater and arachnoid mater.