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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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pontine relay nuclei
Biology; Neuroscience
Collections of neurons in the pons that receive input from the cerebral cortex and send their axons across the midline to the cerebellar cortex via the middle cerebellar peduncle.
non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep
Biology; Neuroscience
Collectively, those phases of sleep characterized by the absence of rapid eye movements.
determination
Biology; Neuroscience
Commitment of a developing cell or cell group to a particular fate.
pyriform cortex
Biology; Neuroscience
Component of cerebral cortex in the temporal lobe pertinent to olfaction; so named because of its pearlike shape.
ventral posterior lateral nucleus
Biology; Neuroscience
Component of the ventral posterior complex of thalamic nuclei that receives brainstem projections carrying somatic sensory information from the body (excluding the face).
ventral posterior medial nucleus
Biology; Neuroscience
Component of the ventral posterior complex of thalamic nuclei that receives brainstem projections related to somatic sensory information from the face.
