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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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Brain-derived neutrophic factor (BDNF)
Biology; Neuroscience
One member of a family of neutrophic factors, the best-known constituent of which is nerve growth factor.
Microglial cells
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the three main types of central nervous system glia; concerned primarily with repairing damage following neural injury.
Olfactory bulb
Biology; Neuroscience
Olfactory relay station that receives axons from cranial nerve I and transmits this information via the olfactory tract to higher centers.
Frontal lobe
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the four lobes of the brain; includes all the cortex that lies anterior to the central sulcus and superior to the lateral fissure.
Endorphins
Biology; Neuroscience
One of a group of neuropeptides that are agonists at opioid receptors, virtually all of which contain the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe.
Arachnoid mater
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the three coverings of the brain that make up the meninges; lies between the dura mater and the pia mater.
Estradiol
Biology; Neuroscience
One of the biologically important C18 class of steroid hormones capable of inducing estrous in females.
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