Glossary

Here you will find all the key concepts and notions of neuroscience. An essential resource for those who would like to better understand the brain and how it works!

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Serotonin: A neurotransmitter involved in mood management and associated with happiness. Often called the “happiness hormone”, serotonin activates or inhibits brain activity depending on the receptor to which it binds. Serotonin is essential for neurons to communicate with each other.

Bacteria :: Microscopic living organisms (microorganisms), most often unicellular, of spherical forms (shells), elongated or rod-shaped forms (bacilli).
Basal ganglia :: The basal ganglia form the deep structures of the brain.
Bioinformatics :: A scientific domain that includes all the computer systems that store and process data from biological research.
Biomarker :: A measurable biological characteristic that can be used as an indicator of a normal physiological or pathological process or to monitor response to treatment.
Biostatistics :: The scientific process of analyzing data from biological research using statistical tools.
Black substance :: Structure attached to the basal ganglia, rich in dopaminergic neurons.
Bouba-kiki (effect) :: The bouba-kiki effect characterizes the association between the visual form and the pronunciation of the name we might give it.
Brain :: The part of the central nervous system located in the cranial cavity.
Brain Clearance :: The process by which the brain eliminates its toxic wastes and substances.
Brain Hemisphere :: Right or left parts of the brain.
Brain Imaging :: Means all medical imaging techniques that can be used to observe the brain (MRI, Scanner, EEG, MEG-EEG, etc.).
Brain Lobes :: Subregions of the brain.
Brain mapping :: Localization of different brain regions.
Brain stem :: Structure linking the brain and the spinal cord.