Encyclopedia - Cerebral Cortex: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebral Cortex - Classification
Based on the differences in lamination the cerebral cortex can be classified into two major groups: Isocortex (homotypical cortex), the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Borna Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Borna Disease - Effects In Other Species
Borna virus appears to have a wide host range, having been detected in horses, cattle, sheep, dogs and foxes. In 1995, the virus was isol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypothalamus: Encyclopedia - Hypothalamus
In the anatomy of mammals, the hypothalamus is a region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affective Neuroscience: Encyclopedia - Affective Neuroscience
Affective neuroscience is the study of the neural mechanisms of emotion. This interdisciplinary field combines neuroscience with the psyc...   » Read the article

Article - Sahaja Yoga: Health Benefits Of Sahaja Yoga
Research on health benefits of Sahaja Yoga To verify some of the claims of Sahaj Yoga, a systematic research study was organised in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebral Cortex: Encyclopedia - Cerebral Cortex
The cerebral cortex is a brain structure in vertebrates, including humans. It is the outermost layer of the cerebrum and has a grey color...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amygdala: Encyclopedia - Amygdala
Located deep in the brain's medial temporal lobe, the almond-shaped amygdala (in Latin, corpus amygdaloideum) is believed to play a key r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Appetite: Encyclopedia - Appetite
The appetite is the desire to eat food, felt as hunger. Appetite exists in all higher lifeforms, and serves to regulate adequate energy i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telencephalon: Encyclopedia - Telencephalon
The telencephalon (te-len-seff-a-lon) is the technical name for a large region within the brain which is attributed many functions, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erectile Dysfunction: Encyclopedia - Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia - Brain
In animals, the brain, or encephalon (Greek for "in the head"), acts as the control center of the central nervous system. In most animals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motivation: Encyclopedia - Motivation
In psychology, motivation is the driving force (desire) behind all actions of human beings, animals, and lower organisms. Many textbooks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabinoids: Encyclopedia - Cannabinoids
Cannabinoids are a group of chemicals which activate the body's cannabinoid receptors. Before other types were discovered, the term refer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auditory System: Encyclopedia - Auditory System
The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing. On its path from the outside world to the forebrain, sound informatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (sometimes also referred to as ADD) is classified as a neurological disorder characterize...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telencephalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Telencephalon - Composition
The telencephalon comprises what most people think of as the "brain". It lies on top of the brainstem and is the largest and most well-de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Regions In The Human Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Regions In The Human Brain - Brain Neural Tube
List of regions in the human brain - Rhombencephalon hindbrain. medulla oblongata medullary pyramids pons fourth ventricle cere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Pierre Broca: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Pierre Broca - Education And Research
Broca was a prodigy as a child, holding baccalaureate degrees simultaneously in literature, mathematics, and physics. He entered medical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Pierre Broca: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Pierre Broca - Education And Research
Broca was a prodigy as a child, holding baccalaureate degrees simultaneously in literature, mathematics, and physics. He entered medical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Regions In The Human Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Regions In The Human Brain - Organization
Anatomical regions are listed vertically beneath Brain according to typical hierarchies. Functional, connective and developmental regions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebral Cortex: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebral Cortex - Development
The cerebral cortex develops from the neural plate, a specialised part of the embryonic ectoderm. The neural plate folds and closes to fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amygdala: Encyclopedia Ii - Amygdala - Anatomical Subdivisions
The amygdala is actually several separately functioning nuclei that anatomists group together by the proximity of the nuclei to one anoth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypothalamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypothalamus - Projections
Most fiber systems of the hypothalamus run in two ways (bidirectional). Projections to areas caudal to the hypothalamus go through the me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypothalamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypothalamus - Projections
Most fiber systems of the hypothalamus run in two ways (bidirectional). Projections to areas caudal to the hypothalamus go through the me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Regions In The Human Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Regions In The Human Brain - Cerebrospinal Systems
List of regions in the human brain - Neuronal systems. central nervous system peripheral nervous system somatic nervous system autono...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amygdala: Encyclopedia Ii - Amygdala - Fear Conditioning
Fear conditioning, which trains animals to associate fear with other (previously neutral) stimuli, alters the information stored in the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - The Reptilian Brain
In 1970 neurologist Paul D. MacLean proposed that the human brain has three parts, each one of which grew on top of the other, over evolu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frontal Lobe: Encyclopedia Ii - Frontal Lobe - Function
In the human brain, the precentral gyrus and the related cortical tissue that folds into the central sulcus comprise the primary motor co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frontal Lobe: Encyclopedia Ii - Frontal Lobe - Psychosurgery
In the early 20th century, a medical treatment for mental illness, first developed by Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz, involved damagin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Pierre Broca: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Pierre Broca - Speech Research
Broca is most famous for his discovery of the speech production center of the brain located in the frontal lobes (now known as the Broca'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebral Cortex: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebral Cortex - Laminar Pattern
The standard areas of cortex (isocortex) is characterized as having six distinct layers. From outside inward: Molecular layer External g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olfaction: Encyclopedia Ii - Olfaction - How Olfaction Works
As discovered by Linda B. Buck and Richard Axel, mammals generally have about 1000 genes for odor receptors. Of these genes, only a porti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telencephalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Telencephalon - Cell Regeneration
Telencephalon - Xenopus laevis. In a study of the telencephalon conducted in Hokkaido University on African clawed frogs (xenopus laev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Neurobiology
Despite the variance of the species in which the brain is found there are many common features in its cellular make-up, its structure, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Mind And Brain
A distinction is sometimes made in the philosophy of mind between the mind and brain. The brain is defined as the physical, biological [[...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Brain As Food
Like most other internal organs, the brain can serve as nourishment. For example, in the Southern United States canned pork brain in grav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Mind And Brain
A distinction is sometimes made in the philosophy of mind between the mind and brain. The brain is defined as the physical, biological ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Brain As Food
Like most other internal organs, the brain can serve as nourishment. For example, in the Southern United States canned pork brain in grav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Addiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Addiction - Neurobiological Basis
The development of addiction is thought to involve a simultaneous process of 1) increased focus on and engagement in a particular behavio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erectile Dysfunction: Encyclopedia Ii - Erectile Dysfunction - Clinical Tests Used To Diagnose Ed
Erectile dysfunction - Duplex ultrasound. Duplex ultrasound is used to evaluate blood flow, venous leak, signs of atherosclerosis, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - The Brain As A Food
Like most other internal organs, the brain can serve as nourishment. For example, in the Southern United States canned pork brain in grav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telencephalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Telencephalon - Functions
Note: As the telencephalon is a gross division with many subdivisions and sub-reigons, it is important to state that this section lists t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frontal Lobe: Encyclopedia Ii - Frontal Lobe - Anatomy
In the human brain, the central sulcus separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe along the top of each cerebral cortex. The later...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Telencephalon: Encyclopedia Ii - Telencephalon - Programmed Cell Death
Telencephalon - Purpose. Programmed Cell Death (PCD) is not uncommon within the telencephalon or it's sub-regions. It is thought to be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - The Biology Of The Brain
Despite the variance of the species in which the brain is found there are many common features in its cellular make-up, its structure and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medical Acupuncture: Encyclopedia Ii - Medical Acupuncture - Differences Between Traditional And Medical Acupuncture
The main differences between traditional Chinese and Western medical acupuncture are as follows. The traditional theory of "points" and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - Comparative Anatomy
Three groups of animals, with some exceptions, have notably complex brains: the arthropods (insects and crustaceans), the cephalopods (oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Alleged Modern Encounters
Even in modern times, some claim to have encountered reptilian humanoids. In many of these cases, a UFO is part of the encounter; alien a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Political References To Reptilians
An article appeared in the Chicago Tribune on March 1, 1995, regarding an event in which George Bushnell, head of the American Bar Associ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - The Study Of The Brain
Brain - Fields of study. Several areas of science specifically study the brain. Neuroscience seeks to understand the nervous system, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - History
Ancient Greeks had differing views on the function of the brain. Hippocrates believed the brain to be the seat of intelligence. Aristotle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Evidence For Adhd As An Organic Phenomenon
Brain imaging research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown that differences exist between the brains of children with and wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Evidence For Adhd As An Organic Phenomenon
Brain imaging research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown that differences exist between the brains of children with and wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Evidence For Adhd As An Organic Phenomenon
Brain imaging research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown that differences exist between the brains of children with and wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain: Encyclopedia Ii - Brain - The Importance Of The Brain
Brain - The brain in animals. Three groups of animals, with some exceptions, have notably complex brains: the arthropods (insects and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motivation: Encyclopedia Ii - Motivation - Types Of Motivation
Some would argue that the two best types of motivation are fear and desire. Motivation can be viewed as either extrinsic or intrinsic. M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabinoids: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabinoids - Endogenous Cannabinoids
Endocannabinoids are naturally produced in the bodies of animals. After cannabinoid receptors were first discovered in the 1980s, scienti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabinoids: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabinoids - Endogenous Cannabinoids
Endocannabinoids are naturally produced in the bodies of animals. After cannabinoid receptors were first discovered in the 1980s, scienti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Motivation: Encyclopedia Ii - Motivation - Controlling Motivation
The control of motivation is only understood to a limited extent. There are many different approaches of motivation training, but many of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auditory System: Encyclopedia Ii - Auditory System - Neural Audition Circuit
Auditory system - Overview. This sound information, now re-encoded, travels down the auditory nerve, through parts of the brainstem (fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Mythological References To Reptilian Humanoids
Several ancient peoples all over the world have described reptilian beings, and some have described reptilian humanoids. Common in numero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Extinction: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Extinction - Perception Of Human Extinction Risk
The general level of fear about human extinction (in the near term) is very low. It is not an outcome considered by many as a credible ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reptilian Humanoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Reptilian Humanoid - Modern Claims
Christine Fitzgerald, a confidante of Diana, Princess of Wales, claims that Diana told her that the Royal Family were Reptilian aliens, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Possible Causes
ADHD is broadly defined and pervasive, and it is likely that the symptoms attributed to ADHD have a variety of different causes. The init...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Treatment
There are many options available to treat people diagnosed with ADHD. The options with the greatest scientific support include a variety ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Controversy
While ADD/ADHD is a known psychiatric condition, there are various theories about the cause and some controversy over the number of perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Possible Causes
ADHD is broadly defined and pervasive, and it is likely that the symptoms attributed to ADHD have a variety of different causes. The init...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Treatment
There are many options available to treat people diagnosed with ADHD. The options with the greatest scientific support include a variety ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Possible Causes
ADHD is broadly defined and pervasive, and it is likely that the symptoms attributed to ADHD have a variety of different causes. The init...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Treatment
There are many options available to treat people diagnosed with ADHD. The options with the greatest scientific support include a variety ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Controversy
While ADD/ADHD is a known psychiatric condition, there are various theories about the cause and some controversy over the number of perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Controversy
While ADD/ADHD is a known psychiatric condition, there are various theories about the cause and some controversy over the number of perso...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - L
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - L . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article