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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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Anterior commissure
Biology; Neuroscience
A small midline fibre tract that lies at the anterior end of the corpus callosum; like the callosum, it serves to connect the two hemispheres.
Tight junction
Biology; Neuroscience
A specialised junction between epithelial cells that seals them together, preventing most molecules from passing across the cell sheet.
Polyneuronal innervation
Biology; Neuroscience
A state in which neurons or muscle fibres receive synaptic inputs from multiple, rather than single, axons.
Gap junction
Biology; Neuroscience
A specialised intercellular contact formed by channels that directly connect the cytoplasm of two cells.
Bouton
Biology; Neuroscience
A swelling specialised for the release of neurotransmitter that occurs along or at the end of an axon.
Pore
Biology; Neuroscience
A structural feature of membrane ion channels that allows ions to diffuse through the channel.
Coronal (frontal) plane
Biology; Neuroscience
Any sectional plane through the brain that runs parallel to the face, dividing into anterior (front) and posterior (rear) segments. See also horizontal, sagittal.
