BIOLOGY LEXICON

Afferent: or sensory; which goes towards (said of the sensory fibers which project towards the centers). Qualifies a nerve, a neuron, a nervous message that "goes" from the sensory receptor to the nerve centerAgonist: whose effect goes in the same direction.agrosystem (or agroecosystem): ecosystem resulting from agricultural activities (fields, pastures, etc.).association area (psychosensory area): region of the cerebral cortex that elaborates sensations from sensory information received in particular from the corresponding projection area. Lesions of the association areas lead to the impossibility of recognizing the identity of a stimulus.cortical area: surface of the cerebral cortex, characterized by its structure and its function (sensory: visual, auditory area...; motor...)