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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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Postsynaptic current (PSC)
Biology; Neuroscience
The current produced in a postsynaptic neuron by the binding of neurotransmitter released from a presynaptic neuron.
Electrochemical equilibrium
Biology; Neuroscience
The condition in which no net ionic flux occurs across a membrane because ion concentration gradients and opposing transmembrane potentials are in exact balance.
Autonomic nervous system
Biology; Neuroscience
The components of the nervous system (peripheral and central) concerned with the regulation of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands (see also visceral motor system).
Interhemispheric connexions
Biology; Neuroscience
The corpus callosum and anterior commissure, together. Mediate corticocortical connexions between cortical regions in the opposite hemispheres.
Visceral motor system
Biology; Neuroscience
The component of the motor system (also known as the autonomic nervous system) that motivates and governs visceral motor behavior.
Pupillary light reflex
Biology; Neuroscience
The decrease in the diameter of the pupil that follows stimulation of the retina.
Infundibulum
Biology; Neuroscience
The connexion between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland; also known as the pituitary stalk.
