Search Results for: cerebellum
An introduction to Homeostasis
Researched and Written by Jonjo Minns Submitted to biologyonline.com on February 25, 2009. Published in biologyonline.com... Read More
The Conscious & Unconscious Nervous System
The Central Nervous System is arguably the most important part of the body because of the way it controls the biological... Read More
Archeocerebellum
Archeocerebellum --> vestibulocerebellum Those regions of the cerebellar cortex whose predominant afferent fibres arise... Read More
Nervous tissue
Nervous Tissue Definition Nerve cells (or neurons) and their associated cells, such as neuroglia cells, make up nervous... Read More
Theory of Neuroscience
Nezih OKTAR Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish) 2006, Volume 23, Number 3, Page(s) 155-158. An Open Access... Read More
Rebound phenomenon
Definition noun (1) A temporary deviation from a normal state in the opposite direction following an abrupt removal or... Read More
Vallecula cerebelli
vallecula cerebelli A deep hollow on the inferior surface of the cerebellum, between the hemispheres, containing the medulla... Read More
Brachium pontis
Brachium pontis --> middle cerebellar peduncle The largest of three paired cerebellar peduncles, composed mainly of... Read More
Past-pointing
Definition noun An assessment test performed to evaluate the upper extremity tonic balance (e.g. the functional integrity of... Read More
Cisterna ambiens
Definition noun Latin term for ambient cistern, a cistern of the subarachnoid space between the posterior end of the corpus... Read More
Interneuron
Definition noun, plural: interneurons (1) Any local circuit neuron of the central nervous system that relays impulses... Read More
Relay neuron
Definition noun A local circuit neuron of the central nervous system that relays impulses between afferent neuron to... Read More
Stewart-Holmes test
Definition noun A test named after the two neurologists, Gordon Morgan Holmes and Thomas Grainger Stewart, to determine... Read More
Human Neurology
Human Neurology deals essentially with the nervous system of humans. It also features the various theories put forward by... Read More
Neural Control Mechanisms
Nerve cells called neurons generate electric signals that pass from one end of the cell to another and release chemical... Read More
Consciousness and Behavior
States of Consciousness Defined either by (1) behavior - ranging from attentive and alert to coma and (2) electrical... Read More