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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

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.

Convergence

Biology; Neuroscience

Innervation of a target cell by axons from more than one neuron.

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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