Brain - Anatomy & histology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Richard Lower (1631-1691): acknowledging his notable contributions to the exploration of the nervous system. Historical vignette.

30 Oct 2009 Richard Lower (1631-1691), an anatomist and physician, was born in St. Tudy, Cornwall, England, and became an avid follower of William Harvey and a pupil to Sir Thomas Willis. Unfortunately, little is written of his contributions to the study of the ... Read more...

Metaplasticity governs natural experience-driven plasticity of nascent embryonic brain circuits.

27 Oct 2009 During embryogenesis, brain neurons receiving the same sensory input may undergo potentiation or depression. While the origin of variable plasticity in vivo is unknown, it plays a key role in shaping dynamic neural circuit refinement. Here, we ... Read more...

The development of the thalamic motor learning area is regulated by Fgf8 expression.

19 Oct 2009 Habenular nuclei play a key role in the control of motor and cognitive behavior, processing emotion, motivation, and reward values in the brain. Thus, analysis of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the development and evolution of this ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Brain - Anatomy & histology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Richard Lower (1631-1691): acknowledging his notable contributions to the exploration of the nervous system. Historical vignette. 30 Oct 2009
• Metaplasticity governs natural experience-driven plasticity of nascent embryonic brain circuits. 27 Oct 2009
• The development of the thalamic motor learning area is regulated by Fgf8 expression. 19 Oct 2009
• Modalities, modes, and models in functional neuroimaging. 14 Oct 2009
• Massively parallel brain imaging. 14 Oct 2009
• Neuroscience methods. So you want to learn how to network? Introduction. 14 Oct 2009
• The Allen Brain Atlas: 5 years and beyond. 12 Oct 2009
• A paradigm shift in functional brain imaging. 12 Oct 2009
• Receptive field organization across multiple electrosensory maps. I. Columnar organization and estimation of receptive field size. 8 Oct 2009
• Neural evidence of statistical learning: efficient detection of visual regularities without awareness. 29 Sep 2009
• Age-related alterations in simple declarative memory and the effect of negative stimulus valence. 29 Sep 2009
• Amphetamine and environmentally induced hyperthermia differentially alter the expression of genes regulating vascular tone and angiogenesis in the meninges and associated vasculature. 29 Sep 2009
• Heterogeneity in subcortical brain development: A structural magnetic resonance imaging study of brain maturation from 8 to 30 years. 21 Sep 2009
• Brain structure evolution in a basal vertebrate clade: evidence from phylogenetic comparative analysis of cichlid fishes. 19 Sep 2009
• The representation of tool use in humans and monkeys: common and uniquely human features. 14 Sep 2009
• Light as a modulator of cognitive brain function. 10 Sep 2009
• Imaging the relationship between structure, function and behaviour in the human brain. 8 Sep 2009
• Brain size and brain organization of the whale shark, Rhincodon typus, using magnetic resonance imaging. Sep 2009
• Skull flexure from blast waves: a mechanism for brain injury with implications for helmet design. Sep 2009
• Cardiorespiratory effects on default-mode network activity as measured with fMRI. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Brain'

Definition: The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.

Descriptor UI: D001921

Alternative terms: Brain; Brains; Encephalon; Encephalons;

Related Mesh Headings: Cerebral Decortication; Psychosurgery;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; ultrastructure; virology;

Tree Number: A08.186.211;

Online Note: pre-explosion = BRAIN (PX)

History Note: /enzymology was BRAIN ENZYMOLOGY 1964-65; /physiology was BRAIN PHYSIOLOGY 1965; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY was heading 1964-65

Technical Notes: general; /blood supply: consider also CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL VEINS; CRANIAL SINUSES; /cytol: do not routinely convert to NEURONS; /surg: consider specific neurosurgical procedures in Category E4; inflammation = ENCEPHALITIS & its specifics; infarct = CEREBRAL INFARCTION; malacia = ENCEPHALOMALACIA; brain-isolated, encéphale isolé, cerveau isolé: index DECEREBRATE STATE