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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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Cerebrum
Biology; Neuroscience
The largest and most rostral part of the brain in humans and other mammals, consisting of the two cerebral hemispheres.
Parietal lobe
Biology; Neuroscience
The lobe of the brain that lies between the frontal lobe anteriorly, and the occipital lobe posteriorly.
Threshold potential
Biology; Neuroscience
The level of membrane potential at which an action potential is generated.
Threshold
Biology; Neuroscience
The level of membrane potential at which an action potential is generated.
Glia
Biology; Neuroscience
The support cells associated with neurons (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia in the central nervous system; Schwann cells in peripheral nerves; and satellite cells in ganglia).
Competitive interaction
Biology; Neuroscience
The struggle among nerve cells, or nerve cell processes, for limited resources essential to survival or growth.
Cortex
Biology; Neuroscience
The superficial mantle of grey matter covering the cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum, where most of the neurons in the brain are located.
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