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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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Neuroscience

hydrocephalus

Biology; Neuroscience

Enlarged cranium as a result of increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure (typically due to a mechanical outflow blockage).

acetylcholinesterase (AChE)

Biology; Neuroscience

Enzyme in the synaptic cleft that clears the cleft of acetylcholine released by the presynaptic cell. AChE hydrolyzes ACh into acetate and choline; the choline is then transported back into nerve ...

5-a-reductase

Biology; Neuroscience

Enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.

ependymal cells

Biology; Neuroscience

Epithelial cells that line the ventricular system.

innervate

Biology; Neuroscience

Establish synaptic contact with a target.

hyperkinesia

Biology; Neuroscience

Excessive movement.

decerebrate rigidity

Biology; Neuroscience

Excessive tone in extensor muscles as a result of damage to descending motor pathways at the level of the brainstem.

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