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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Anterograde

Biology; Neuroscience

Amovement or influence acting from the neuronal cell body toward the axonal target.

Substance P

Biology; Neuroscience

An 11-amino acid neuropeptide; the first neuropeptide to be characterized.

Foveola

Biology; Neuroscience

Capillary and rod-free zone in the centre of the fovea.

Sleep spindles

Biology; Neuroscience

Bursts of electroencephalographic activity, at a frequency about 10–14 Hz and lasting a few seconds; spindles characterise the initial descent into non-REM sleep.

Norepinephrine

Biology; Neuroscience

Catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter that binds to α- and β-adrenergic receptors, both of which are G-protein-coupled receptors. Also known as noradrenaline.