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 - 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 - 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 - Avian Pallium: Encyclopedia - Avian Pallium
In the anatomy of animals, an avian pallium is the dorsal telencephalon of a bird's brain. The subpallium is the ventral telencephalon. P...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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