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brain
brain In animals, the anterior section of the
central nervous system associated with the aggregation of sense organs. In invertebrates, the brain is represented by well-developed cerebral
ganglia. In vertebrates, the brain comprises three main bodies, the
cerebrum, the
brain stem, and the
cerebellum. See also
PROSENCEPHALON;
RHOMBENCEPHALON.
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Brain Exercise Comes to iPhone and iPod Touch[TM].
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 6/26/2009; 700+ words
; ...Dr. Kawashima's approved brain training games on the move...allowing Apple users to get their brain training fix. iPhone users can upload their brain age to the Global leaderboard and compete with the best brains in the world. They can also...
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Brain inflammation found in autism.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 11/29/2004; 700+ words
; ...laboratory, the researchers examined brain tissue from 11 people with autism...Neurology. Compared with normal control brains, the brains of the people with autism featured...activation and inflammation in the brain. "This ongoing inflammatory process...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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BRAIN DRAIN REMEDIES; THE DRINKING GIRL'S GUIDE TO BEATING THE EFFECTS OF A BINGE ON YOUR GREY MATTER NEXT DAY..AND STOP BOOZE DISSOLVING YOUR BRAIN IN THE FUTURE.(Vital)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 9/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...minerals and vitamins that are valuable to brain health. BRAIN EXERCISES NEUROSCIENTIST Dr Gary Small...The Memory Bible, says we can help our brains fight back from decline by using memory training and brain fitness exercises. You can use these...
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THE HUMAN BRAIN: A NEW FRONTIER FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
Magazine article from: Aging Today; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...boomer generation. BRAIN PLASTICITY Science...some time that the brains of rodents and nonhuman...the health of our brains. Because western...focused on the human brain, we have not considered...points about human brains: * Your brain weighs on average...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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BRAIN INJURY spurs a fight for better tests.(Life-Health)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...a message. He digs through research on brain injuries, looks for people in the medical...create a better protocol for diagnosing brain injuries. But she realizes this mission...the things he used to do before his own brain injury upended their lives. Feuz, 49...
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Brain Boxes announces CompactFlash chip and reference design for simpler, seamless Bluetooth; Liverpool designed CF interface ASIC simplifies Bluetooth modules and lowers bill of materials, available with CF reference design.
M2 Presswire; 6/12/2002; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-12 June 2002-Brain Boxes: Brain Boxes announces CompactFlash chip and reference design for simpler...2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06122002 Liverpool -- Brain Boxes, the Bluetooth and serial PC add on specialists, announce...
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Brain researchers to develop new class of drugs to repair psychiatric disorders.
Newspaper article from: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week; 12/25/2004; 700+ words
; ...Smart" drugs capable of targeting specific brain cells to control psychiatric disorders...5 million project to take place at the Brain Research Center (BRC), a partnership...generation of medications that will work only on brain cells in areas that need to be repaired...
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 "The Record (Kitchener, Ontario)")
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Brain expert's recovery after a stroke is one incredible story.(BOOKS)
Newspaper article from: The Record (Kitchener, Ontario); 6/7/2008; 700+ words
; ...Taylor was a 37-year-old brain scientist when she suffered...she realized that her left brain was impaired: it took her 45...interesting that a hard-nosed brain scientist, thanks to the baby...awareness that all our (right) brains share. I heartily recommend...
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Brain neutral lipids and phospholipids are modified by long-term feeding of beef tallow vs. corn oil diets
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Previous studies examining the response of brain lipids to dietary fat modification have...continued for 31 wk. The proportion of brain linoleic acid [18:2(n6)]in TG from...n-6) levels were higher in serum and brain TG of rats fed CO, differences in other...
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Brain protein halts Alzheimer progression.
Newspaper article from: World Disease Weekly; 11/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...it from interacting with the brain tissue. "Based on animal studies...disease. "We have a mouse whose brain is bathing in toxic beta-amyloid...the study, then analyzed the brains of mice and noticed that the...When Stein treated the mouse brain with an antibody that prevented...
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Brain-Based Education
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education
BRAIN-BASED EDUCATION The overall goal of brain-based education is to attempt to bring insights from brain research into the arena of education to enhance teaching and learning. The area of science often referred to as "brain research" typically...
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Brain Tumor
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Brain Tumor A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells growing in the brain. Despite its frightening name, not all brain tumors are cancerous or fatal. KEYWORDS for searching the Internet and other reference sources Astrocytoma Ependymoma Germinoma...
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brain
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
brain the supervisory center of the nervous system...skull cavity (cranium), the adult human brain normally weighs from 2 1/4 to 3 1/4 lb...differences in mental ability; an elephant's brain weighs more than four times that of a human...
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Brain
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Brain Definition The brain is the part of the central nervous system located in the skull. It...mental processes and physical actions of a human being. Description The brain, along with the spinal cord and network of nerves, controls information...
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brain stem
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
brain stem The brain within the skull and the spinal cord within the vertebral column constitute...central nervous system . The cerebral hemispheres ( cerebrum ) of the brain occupy the larger, front part of the cavity of the skull. And at the...
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