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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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Prosody
Biology; Neuroscience
The normal rhythm, stress, and tonal variation of speech that give it emotional meaning.
Helicotrema
Biology; Neuroscience
The opening at the apex of the cochlea that joins the scala vestibuli and scala tympani.
Cerebellar peduncles
Biology; Neuroscience
The three bilateral pairs of axon tracts (inferior, middle, and superior cerebellar peduncles) that carry information to and from the cerebellum.
Dura mater
Biology; Neuroscience
The thick external covering of the brain and spinal cord; one of the three components of the meninges, the other two being the pia mater and arachnoid mater.
Germ layers
Biology; Neuroscience
The three primary layers of the developing embryo from which all adult tissues arise: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.
Primitive pit
Biology; Neuroscience
The thickened anterior end of the primitive streak; an important source of inductive signals during early development.
Neural plate
Biology; Neuroscience
The thickened region of the dorsal ectoderm of a neurula that gives rise to the neural tube.
