Neuroscience

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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Corticocortical connexions

Biology; Neuroscience

Connexions made between cortical areas in the same hemisphere, or between corresponding areas in the two hemispheres via the cerebral commissures.

Scarpa's ganglion

Biology; Neuroscience

Contains the bipolar afferent neurons that innervate the semicircular canals and otolith organs of the auditory vestibule.

Cingulate cortex

Biology; Neuroscience

Cortex of the cingulate gyrus that surrounds the corpus callosum; important in emotional and visceral motor behavior.

Cisterns

Biology; Neuroscience

Large, cerebrospinal-fluid-filled spaces that lie within the subarachnoid space.

Mesopic

Biology; Neuroscience

Light levels at which both the rod and cone systems are active.

Internal capsule

Biology; Neuroscience

Large white matter tract that lies between the diencephalon and the basal ganglia; contains, among others, sensory axons that run from the thalamus to the cortex and motor axons that run from the ...

Hypoxia

Biology; Neuroscience

Lack of oxygen in the brain. Can be local, usually created by diminished blood flow (ischemia) due to local vascular occlusions; or global deprivation of oxygen after an event such as drowning or ...