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Parent topics

• Brain [r]: The core unit of a central nervous system. ^[e]
• Nervous system [r]: The control unit of bodily functions in animals. ^[e]
• Grey matter [r]: A subset of brain tissue that contains few myelinated axons but the somas of nerve cells, as well as glia and endothelial structures. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Neocortex [r]: The six-layered outer layer of the mammalian brain. ^[e]
• Archicortex [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Paleocortex [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Gyrification [r]: The folding process during brain development, or the extent of folding. ^[e]
• Brain development [r]: The build-up of the brain from ectodermal cells to a complex structure of neurons, glia and blood vessels. ^[e]
• Brain evolution [r]: The process by which the central nervous system changed over many generations. ^[e]
• Brain morphometry [r]: The quantitative study of structures in the brain, their differences between individuals, correlations with brain function, and changes of these characteristics over time. ^[e]
• Neuroimaging [r]: A group of techniques used to visualize structure and function of nervous systems, especially the vertebrate brain. ^[e]
• Basal ganglia [r]: A cluster of nerve cell bodies at the base of the forebrain in vertebrates. ^[e]

• Cerebrospinal fluid [r]: The liquid in which the central nervous system is embedded. ^[e]
• Pia mater [r]: The innermost of the meninges; surrounds the entire brain and spinal cord, descends into sulci. ^[e]
• Dura mater [r]: Add brief definition or description
• White matter [r]: A subset of brain tissue whose volume is dominated by myelinated axons of nerve cells. ^[e]