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Neuronal migration: this is how nerve cells move

Our brain is made up of a large number of neurons that fit together like a huge puzzle. Thanks to...

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Vagus nerve: what it is and what functions it has in the nervous system

The vagus nerve is number 10 of the cranial nerves.. Among other things, it is responsible for tr...

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Uncinate fasciculus: characteristics, parts and functions in the brain

The uncinate fasciculus is a cerebral tract that is related to the limbic system., despite the fa...

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Ruffini corpuscles: what are these receptors and how do they work?

Ruffini's corpuscles They are a type of mechanoreceptors that are in charge, especially, of the p...

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Pacini corpuscles: what are they and how do these receptors work?

Pacini's corpuscles they are one of the four types of mechanoreceptors that enable the sense of t...

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Subthalamus: parts, functions and associated disorders

The human brain is configured by a large number of structures and substructures that account for ...

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Metabotropic receptors: their characteristics and functions

Today, a large part of the population knows that brain information is transmitted from bioelectri...

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Can the aging of our brain be delayed?

is there any way make our brain age more slowly? We have all been able to ask ourselves this ques...

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What are the folds of the brain for?

When we talk about the brain, one of the most typical comparisons made is that it resembles the s...

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Entorhinal cortex (brain): what is it and what functions does it have?

The cerebral cortex is one of the best known, developed and visible structures of our brain, poss...

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Renshaw cells: characteristics and functions of these interneurons

Renshaw cells are a group of inhibitory interneurons that are part of our motor functions of the ...

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Cervical plexus: what it is and what are its parts

The cervical plexus is a structure found in the neck, made up of four of the 31 pairs of spinal n...

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