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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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Metabotropic receptors
Biology; Neuroscience
Receptors that are indirectly activated by the action of neurotransmitters or other extracellular signals, typically through the aegis of G-protein activation.
Golgi tendon organs
Biology; Neuroscience
Receptors located in muscle tendons that provide mechanosensory information to the central nervous system about muscle tension.
Coronal
Biology; Neuroscience
Referring to a plane through the brain that runs parallel to the coronal suture (the mediolateral plane). Synonymous with frontal plane.
In vivo
Biology; Neuroscience
Referring to any biological process studied in an intact living organism (literally "in life").
In vitro
Biology; Neuroscience
Referring to any biological process studied outside of the organism (literally, "in glass").
Polarity
Biology; Neuroscience
Referring to a continually graded organisation along one of the major axes of an animal.
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