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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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Dysmetria
Biology; Neuroscience
Inaccurate movements due to faulty judgement of distance. Characteristic of cerebellar pathology.
Sulcus
Biology; Neuroscience
Infoldings of the cerebral hemisphere that form the valleys between the gyral ridges; see also gyrus.
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
Biology; Neuroscience
Phase of sleep characterised by low-voltage, high-frequency electroencephalographic activity accompanied by rapid eye movements.
Endogenous opioids
Biology; Neuroscience
Peptides in the central nervous system that have the same pharmacological effects as morphine and other derivatives of opium.
Outer segment
Biology; Neuroscience
Portion of photoreceptors made up of membranous discs that contain the photopigment responsible for initiating phototransduction.
Pigment epithelium
Biology; Neuroscience
Pigmented coat underlying the retina important in the normal turnover of photopigment in rods and cones.
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