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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.

Contributors in Neuroscience

Neuroscience

antiserum

Biology; Neuroscience

Serum harvested from an animal immunized to an agent of interest.

fourth ventricle

Biology; Neuroscience

The ventricular space that lies between the pons and the cerebellum.

semicircular canals

Biology; Neuroscience

The vestibular end organs within the inner ear that sense rotational accelerations of the head.

phenotype

Biology; Neuroscience

The visible (or otherwise discernible) characteristics of an animal that arise during development.

phenotypic sex

Biology; Neuroscience

The visible body characteristics associated with sexual behaviors.

spike timing-dependent plasticity (STDP)

Biology; Neuroscience

Timing-dependent activity, probably the result of Ca2+ signaling in the postsynaptic cell, that is required for the establishment of some forms of synaptic plasticity.

auditory space map

Biology; Neuroscience

Topographic representation of sound source location, as occurs in the inferior colliculus.

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