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Strabismus is a vision disorder in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object. [2] The eye that is pointed at an object can alternate. [3] The condition may be present occasionally or constantly. [3] If present during a large part of childhood, it may result in amblyopia, or lazy eyes, and loss of depth ...
Spastic cerebral palsy. Spastic cerebral palsy is the type of cerebral palsy characterized by spasticity or high muscle tone often resulting in stiff, jerky movements. [ 1] Cases of spastic CP are further classified according to the part or parts of the body that are most affected. [ 2] Such classifications include spastic diplegia, spastic ...
The startle reflex is a brainstem reflectory reaction (reflex) that serves to protect vulnerable parts, such as the back of the neck (whole-body startle) and the eyes (eyeblink) and facilitates escape from sudden stimuli. It is found across many different species, throughout all stages of life. A variety of responses may occur depending on the ...
Asomatognosia. Asomatognosia (also Somatoagnosia) is a neurological disorder characterized as loss of recognition or awareness of part of the body. [1] [2] The failure to acknowledge, for example, a limb, may be expressed verbally or as a pattern of neglect. The limb may also be attributed to another person, a delusion known as somatoparaphrenia.
Extrastriate body area. The extrastriate body area ( EBA) is a subpart of the extrastriate visual cortex involved in the visual perception of human body and body parts, akin in its respective domain to the fusiform face area, involved in the perception of human faces. The EBA was identified in 2001 by the team of Nancy Kanwisher using fMRI.
New cases of strabismus in adults can be caused by head injuries or accidents, damage to the eye muscles or nerves during surgery, or health problems such as diabetes, brain tumors, or stroke ...
Cortical homunculus. A cortical homunculus (from Latin homunculus 'little man, miniature human' [ 1][ 2]) is a distorted representation of the human body, based on a neurological "map" of the areas and proportions of the human brain dedicated to processing motor functions, and/ or sensory functions, for different parts of the body.
Hippocampus. The hippocampus ( pl.: hippocampi; via Latin from Greek ἱππόκαμπος, ' seahorse ') is a major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates. Humans and other mammals have two hippocampi, one in each side of the brain. The hippocampus is part of the limbic system, and plays important roles in the consolidation of ...