Neurobiology Glossary

Circular receptive field organization with opposite responses in center and surrounding regions.

Comprehensive map of neural connections within a nervous system or brain region.

Organization and arrangement of cell types within neural tissue, particularly cortical layers.

An action potential that originates from an abnormal location along the axon rather than the normal initiation site.

Recording of electrical activity directly from the brain surface using electrodes placed on the cortex.

Non-invasive technique for recording electrical activity of the brain through electrodes placed on the scalp.

Ligand-gated ion channel that opens directly upon neurotransmitter binding.

G-protein coupled receptor that activates intracellular signaling cascades upon neurotransmitter binding.

Mathematical representation of movement direction decoded from multiple motor cortex neurons.

The specific region of sensory space where stimuli can influence a neuron's firing rate.

An invasive technique using depth electrodes placed with stereotactic precision to record intracranial EEG for epilepsy...