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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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Homeobox genes
Biology; Neuroscience
A set of master control genes whose expression establishes the early body plan of developing organisms (see also homeotic mutant).
Critical period
Biology; Neuroscience
A restricted developmental period during which the nervous system is particularly sensitive to the effects of experience.
Cornu ammonis area 3 (CA3)
Biology; Neuroscience
A region of the hippocampus containing the neurons that form the Schaffer collaterals.
Cornu ammonis area 1 (CA1)
Biology; Neuroscience
A region of the hippocampus that shows a robust form of long-term potentiation.
Synaptic depression
Biology; Neuroscience
A short-term decrease in synaptic strength resulting from the depletion of synaptic vesicles at active synapses.
Lamellipodium
Biology; Neuroscience
A sheetlike extension, rich in actin filaments, on the leading edge of a motile cell or growth cone.
