| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | encéfalo |
| italia | encefalo |
| ranska | encéphale |
| Monikko | encephala |
| Monikko | encephalons |
(neuroanatomy, especially embryologic neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; Synonym of brain.
Brain of a chimpanzee
(neuroanatomy, especially embryologic neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; Synonym of brain.
Cross section of the olfactory bulb of a rat, stained in two different ways at the same time: one stain shows neuronal cell bodies, the other shows receptors for the neurotransmitter GABA.
(neuroanatomy, especially embryologic neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; Synonym of brain.
Neurons generate electrical signals that travel along their axons. When an electrical impulse reaches a junction called a synapse, it causes a neurotransmitter to be released, which binds to receptors on other cells and thereby alters their electrical activity.