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Nervous system

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At a glance

In biology, the nervous system is the highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.

Disciplines
Biology · Neuroscience · Physiology · Anatomy
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Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Biomedical Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cybernetics, Medicine, Neurology, Physiotherapy, Psychiatry
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8 · 3 relation families
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  • Gene10
    Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology · connects to Allele, Biotechnology, Chromosome…
  • DNA9
    Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology · connects to Bioinformatics, Chromosome, Computational biology…
  • Bacterial metabolism4
    Biochemistry, Microbiology · connects to Anaerobe, Chemotroph, Metabolism…
  • Diffusion4
    Biophysics, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics, Sociology, Statistical Physics · connects to Energy transfer, Gas exchange, Osmosis…
  • Epidemic spread3
    Epidemiology, Network Science, Public Health · connects to Exponential growth, Pathogen, Vaccine

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  • This view connects 25 disciplines: Anatomy, Biology, Biomedical Science, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Cybernetics, Economics, Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Medicine, Neuroinformatics, Neurology, Neuroscience, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Physiotherapy, Psychiatry, Psychology, Systems Biology, Systems Science.
  • Nervous system is a bridge concept — viewed here through Anatomy, Biology, Neuroscience, Physiology.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Feedback loop explains 4 concepts in this view (Biology, Biomedical Science, Chemistry, Cybernetics, Economics, Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Systems Biology, Systems Science).

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