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Higher-level pain pathways
Brain Many regions of the brain can influence the input arriving at lower levels of the nervous system. This descending inhibition can…
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Basal ganglia
Deep within the cerebral hemispheres, large gray masses of nerve cells, called nuclei, form components of the basal ganglia. Four…
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Cerebral ventricles
Deep within the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres are cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid that form the ventricular system. These cavities…
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Cerebral cortex
Lobes of the cerebral cortex The cerebral cortex is highly convoluted; the crest of a single convolution is known as a gyrus, and the fissure between…
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Spinal cord
Spinal cord, major nerve tract of vertebrates, extending from the base of the brain through the canal of the spinal column. It is composed of…
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Tissue engineering
Spinal cord injury, any of various conditions caused by damage to the tract of nerves that extends from the base of the brain through…
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Neuronal development
In the second week of prenatal life, the rapidly growing blastocyst (the bundle of cells into which a fertilized ovum divides) flattens into what…
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Human nervous system
Human nervous system, system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and conducts impulses back to other parts of…
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Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury
Outcome after traumatic brain injury can vary widely depending on the location and extent of damage, age and sex of…
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Secondary Injury
The initial trauma to the brain that kills or damages nerve cells is only the first step in a drawn-out and complex…
