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Neuroscience of sleep. The neuroscience of sleep is the study of the neuroscientific and physiological basis of the nature of sleep and its functions. Traditionally, sleep has been studied as part of psychology and medicine. [ 1] The study of sleep from a neuroscience perspective grew to prominence with advances in technology and the ...
224850. Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy. [ edit on Wikidata] In mammalian brain anatomy, the prefrontal cortex ( PFC) covers the front part of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex. It is the association cortex in the frontal lobe. [ 2] The PFC contains the Brodmann areas BA8, BA9, BA10, BA11, BA12, BA13, BA14, BA24, BA25, BA32, BA44, BA45 ...
The ventromedial prefrontal cortex ( vmPFC) is a part of the prefrontal cortex in the mammalian brain. The ventral medial prefrontal is located in the frontal lobe at the bottom of the cerebral hemispheres and is implicated in the processing of risk and fear, as it is critical in the regulation of amygdala activity in humans. [ 2]
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex ( DLPFC or DL-PFC) is an area in the prefrontal cortex of the primate brain. It is one of the most recently derived parts of the human brain. It undergoes a prolonged period of maturation which lasts into adulthood. [ 1] The DLPFC is not an anatomical structure, but rather a ...
Bipolar disorder is an affective disorder characterized by periods of elevated and depressed mood. The cause and mechanism of bipolar disorder is not yet known, and the study of its biological origins is ongoing. Although no single gene causes the disorder, a number of genes are linked to increase risk of the disorder, and various gene ...
Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells ( OPCs ), also known as oligodendrocyte precursor cells, NG2-glia, O2A cells, or polydendrocytes, are a subtype of glia in the central nervous system named for their essential role as precursors to oligodendrocytes and myelin. [ 1] They are typically identified in the human by co-expression of PDGFRA and CSPG4 .
Grey matter, or brain matter in American English, is a major component of the central nervous system, consisting of neuronal cell bodies, neuropil ( dendrites and unmyelinated axons ), glial cells ( astrocytes and oligodendrocytes ), synapses, and capillaries. Grey matter is distinguished from white matter in that it contains numerous cell ...
The study, undertaken by scientists at the Max Planck Institute, challenges long-standing views and could lead to new treatment approaches for the disease. Although Alzheimer’s disease remains ...