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Parent topics
- Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. [e]
- Central nervous system [r]: The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. National Library of Medicine [e]
- Brain [r]: The core unit of a central nervous system. [e]
- Cerebral cortex [r]: External tissue layer within the vertebrate central nervous system; home to the nerve cell bodies; important in learning and dementia. [e]
- Cortical column [r]: Groups of clonally related neurons in the cortical grey matter, arranged in columns perpendicular to the cortical surface. [e]
- Neocortex [r]: The six-layered outer layer of the mammalian brain. [e]
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Other related topics
- Cortical thickness [r]: The combined thickness of the cerebral cortex layers. [e]
- Brain development [r]: The build-up of the brain from ectodermal cells to a complex structure of neurons and glia. [e]
- Brain evolution [r]: The process by which the central nervous system changed over many generations. [e]
- Brain morphometry [r]: The quantification of correlations between structures and functions in the brain. [e]
- Brain size [r]: Umbrella term for various measures of how big a brain is. [e]
- Neuron [r]: An excitable cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses. [e]
- Glia [r]: A group of cell types in the central nervous system that provide support to nerve cells. [e]
