Brain/Related Articles

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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]

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]