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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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Delta waves
Biology; Neuroscience
Slow (<4 Hz) electroencephalographic waves that characterise stage IV (slow-wave) sleep.
Oval window
Biology; Neuroscience
Site where the middle ear ossicles transfer vibrational energy to the cochlea.
Athetosis
Biology; Neuroscience
Slow, writhing movements seen primarily in patients with disorders of the basal ganglia.
Postcentral gyrus
Biology; Neuroscience
The gyrus that lies just posterior to the central sulcus; contains the primary somatic sensory cortex.
Scarpa’s ganglion
Biology; Neuroscience
The ganglion containing the bipolar cells that innervate the semicircular canals and otolith organs.
Precentral gyrus
Biology; Neuroscience
The gyrus that lies just anterior to the central sulcus; contains the primary motor cortex.
Otolithic membrane
Biology; Neuroscience
The gelatinous membrane on which the otoconia lie and in which the tips of the hair bundles are embedded.
