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Cortex

(Science: anatomy) the outer layer of an organ or other body structure, as distinguished from the internal substance.

Origin: L. Corticalis = bark, rind, shell


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PostSynaptic Neuron

... This is called indirect synaptic tranmissions. It is slower but lasts longer. Your second question is simple: Its not Medulla....It is Cerebral Cortex. Hope it helps.

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by freshbiology
Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:40 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PostSynaptic Neuron
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PostSynaptic Neuron

... to understand. The second question is, 2. Your ability to understand and answer a question is controlled by your... A. Cerebellum B. Cerebral Cortex C. Medulla D. Hypothalamus The Cerebellum being the region of the brain to control muscle movement The Cerebral Cortex, the outer lining of the ...

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by Asanii
Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:28 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PostSynaptic Neuron
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peripheral nervous system

... that. Now, you must understand that in order to have voluntary control over something, the reflex controlling that something must close on the cortex - if it closes anywhere before that, you can't control it. For example, the patellar reflex is a monosinaptic reflex that closes in the spine. ...

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by MrMistery
Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:01 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: peripheral nervous system
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controling Nerve of the Brain? Which One

... As are, for example, the findings that in some blind people impulses from touch receptors project in the occipital lobe precisely in the visual cortex. Thus the interface between the peripheral and central nervous system is still far from understood in its mechanistic details. As for the heart ...

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by MrMistery
Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:39 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: controling Nerve of the Brain? Which One
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Splice modification in mouse brains

... modified splicing, this was sufficient to ameliorate behavioral abnormalities of the mdx mice. RT-PCR of mRNA isolated from (mostly) the cerebral cortex, amygdala and hippocampus predominantly revealed the wild-type band with exons 22-23-24, though dystrophin transcripts missing exon 23 and others ...

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by jonmoulton
Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:59 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Splice modification in mouse brains
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