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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somites

Biology; Neuroscience

Segmentally arranged masses of mesoderm that lie alongside the neural tube and give rise to skeletal muscle, vertebrae, and dermis.

gender identification

Biology; Neuroscience

Self-perception of one’s alignment with the traits associated with being a phenotypic female or male in a given culture.

gracile nuclei

Biology; Neuroscience

Sensory nuclei in the lower medulla; these second-order sensory neurons relay mechanosensory information from the lower body to the thalamus.

proprioceptors

Biology; Neuroscience

Sensory receptors (usually limited to mechanosensory receptors) that sense the internal forces acting on the body; muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs are the preeminent examples.

baroreceptors

Biology; Neuroscience

Sensory receptors in the visceral motor system that respond to changes in blood pressure.

cuneate nuclei

Biology; Neuroscience

Sensory relay nuclei that lie in the lower medulla; they contain the second-order sensory neurons that relay mechanosensory information from peripheral receptors in the upper body to the thalamus.