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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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Nasal division
Biology; Neuroscience
The region of the visual field of each eye in the direction of the nose. See also binocular field.
Gyri
Biology; Neuroscience
The ridges of the infolded cerebral cortex (the valleys between these ridges are called sulci).
Sympathetic nervous system
Biology; Neuroscience
A division of the visceral motor system in vertebrates comprising, for the most part, adrenergic ganglion cells located relatively far from the related end organs.
Parasympathetic nervous system
Biology; Neuroscience
A division of the visceral motor system in which the effectors are cholinergic ganglion cells located near target organs.
Blood–brain barrier
Biology; Neuroscience
A diffusion barrier between the brain vasculature and the substance of the brain formed by tight junctions between capillary endothelial cells.
Blood-brain barrier
Biology; Neuroscience
A diffusion barrier between the brain vasculature and the substance of the brain formed by tight junctions between capillary endothelial cells.
