Brain/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Nervous system [r]: The control unit of bodily functions in animals. ^[e]
• Central nervous system [r]: The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. ^[e]
• Neurobiology [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Neuroanatomy [r]: The branch of anatomy that studies the anatomical organization of the nervous system. ^[e]
• Neurology [r]: The medical specialty concerned with evaluating the nervous system and the other system that it affects, and the treatment of nervous system disorders. ^[e]
• Psychiatry [r]: The subfield of health sciences concerned with mental disorders. ^[e]
• Psychology [r]: The study of systemic properties of the brain and their relation to behaviour. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Brain development [r]: The build-up of the brain from ectodermal cells to a complex structure of neurons, glia and blood vessels. ^[e]
• Brain evolution [r]: The process by which the central nervous system changed over many generations. ^[e]
• Brain morphometry [r]: The quantitative study of structures in the brain, their differences between individuals, correlations with brain function, and changes of these characteristics over time. ^[e]
• Pons [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Cerebrum [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Cerebellum [r]: The small brain — a part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. ^[e]
• Neuron [r]: An excitable cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses. ^[e]
• Glia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Cerebral cortex [r]: External tissue layer within the vertebrate brain, ensheathed by the pia mater; home to the nerve cell bodies; important in learning and dementia. ^[e]
• Grey matter [r]: A subset of brain tissue that contains few myelinated axons but the somas of nerve cells, as well as glia and endothelial structures. ^[e]
• White matter [r]: A subset of brain tissue whose volume is dominated by myelinated axons of nerve cells. ^[e]
• Cortical thickness [r]: The combined thickness of the cerebral cortex layers. ^[e]
• Gyrification [r]: The folding process during brain development, or the extent of folding. ^[e]

Other related topics

• Autonomous nervous system [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Sensory system [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Spinal chord [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Neuroimaging [r]: Add brief definition or description
• FMRI [r]: Add brief definition or description

Disciplines

• Neuroscience [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Computational neuroscience [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Psychology [r]: The study of systemic properties of the brain and their relation to behaviour. ^[e]
• Neurology [r]: The medical specialty concerned with evaluating the nervous system and the other system that it affects, and the treatment of nervous system disorders. ^[e]
• Psychiatry [r]: The subfield of health sciences concerned with mental disorders. ^[e]
• Cognitive science [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Artificial intelligence [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Neuroinformatics [r]: Add brief definition or description