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31Dendritic spine — Spiny dendrite of a striatal medium spiny neuron. Common types of dendri …
32Nonspiking neurons — Contents 1 History of Discovery 2 Definition and Physiology 3 Applications 4 References 5 Exte …
33Depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition — (DSI) is the classical and original electrophysiological example of endocannabinoid function in the central nervous system. Prior to the demonstration that DSI was dependent on the cannabinoid CB1 receptor function, there was no way of producing… …
34Amphetamine — For other uses, see Amphetamine (disambiguation). Amphetamine Systematic (IUPAC) name …
35Biological neural network — From Texture of the Nervous System of Man and the Vertebrates by Santiago Ramón y Cajal. The figure illustrates the diversity of neuronal morphologies in the auditory cortex. In neuroscience, a biological neural network describes a population of… …
36eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …
37potential — 1. Capable of doing or being, although not yet doing or being; possible, but not actual. 2. A state of tension in an electric source enabling it to do work under suitable conditions; in relation to electricity, p. is analogous to the temperature… …
38Nonsynaptic plasticity — Brain connectivity network Nonsynaptic plasticity is a form of neuroplasticity that involves modification of ion channel function in the axon, dendrites, and cell body that results in specific changes in the integration of EPSPs and IPSPs, thus… …
39Purkinje cell — Infobox neuron neuron name = Purkinje cell image neuron = PurkinjeCell.jpg caption neuron = Drawing of pigeon Purkinje cells (A) by Santiago Ramon y Cajal location = Cerebellum function = inhibitory projection neuron neurotranmitter = GABA… …
40Metabotropic glutamate receptor — fluorescent micrographs of cells expressing mGluR1 labeled with green fluorescent protein[1] The metabotropic glutamate receptors, or mGluRs, are a type of glutamate receptor that are active through an indirect metabotropic process. They are… …
