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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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Competition
Biology; Neuroscience
The struggle among nerve cells, or nerve cell processes, for limited resources essential to survival or growth.
Growth cone
Biology; Neuroscience
The specialised end of a growing axon (or dendrite) that generates the motive force for elongation.
Integration
Biology; Neuroscience
The summation of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic conductance changes by postsynaptic cells.
Morphology
Biology; Neuroscience
The study of the form and structure of organisms; or, more commonly, the form and structure of an animal or animal part.
Conduction velocity
Biology; Neuroscience
The speed at which an action potential is propagated along an axon.
Photoreceptors
Biology; Neuroscience
The specialised neurons in the eye‚ rods and cones‚ that are sensitive to light.
Reticular formation
Biology; Neuroscience
A network of neurons and axons that occupies the core of the brainstem, giving it a reticulated appearance in myelin-stained material; major functions include control of respiration and heart rate, ...
