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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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Horizontal (axial) plane
Biology; Neuroscience
Any sectional plane that runs parallel to the floor, dividing the brain or body into superior (above) and inferior (below) sections. See also coronal, sagittal.
Neurite
Biology; Neuroscience
Aneuronal branch (usually used when the process in question could be either an axon or a dendrite, such as the branches of isolated nerve cells in tissue culture).
Primary sensory cortex
Biology; Neuroscience
Any one of several cortical areas receiving the thalamic input for a particular sensory modality.
Cerebellar ataxia
Biology; Neuroscience
Apathological inability to make coordinated movements associated with lesions to the cerebellum.
Neuropathic pain
Biology; Neuroscience
Any chronic pain caused by damage to the central or peripheral nervous system.
Receptor neuron
Biology; Neuroscience
Aneuron specialised for the transduction of energy in the environment into electrical signals.
Opioid
Biology; Neuroscience
Any natural or synthetic drug that has pharmacological actions similar to those of morphine.
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