THE HUMAN BRAIN PROJECT

A CENTER FOR RESEARCH EXPLORING THE HUMAN BRAIN AND BODY
 
 

 

 

OUTLINE

  

Preface

Introduction

  • The Roots of Scientific Inquiry

  • The 'Self'

  • The Search for the 'Self'

  • The Organ of the 'Self'

  • The 'Mind'

Section 1 - Anatomy

  • Basic Anatomy

  • The Skull and Meninges

  • The Cerebrum

  • The Cerebellum

  • The Spinal Cord

  • The Ventricles

  • The Endocrine Organs

  • The Nervous System

Section 2 - The Inputs

  • The Inputs

  • Vision (Sight)

  • Audition (Hearing)

  • Olfaction (Smell)

  • Gustation (Taste)

  • Tactition (Touch)

  • Equilibrioception (Balance)

  • Interoception (Internal Sensation)

Section 3 - INTEGRATION

  • Sensory Integration

  • Theories of Memory

  • Memory Acquisition

  • Memory Consolidation

  • Memory Retrieval

Section 4 - The Outputs

  • Theories of Behavior

  • Cerebral Control of Motor System

  • The Neuro-Muscular Junction

  • Posture/Balance

  • Reflex Responses

  • Repetitive Motor Patterns

  • Voluntary Movement

Section 5 - Passive Processes

  • Circulation

    • The Heart

    • The Pulmonary Circulation

    • The Coronary Circulation

    • The Systemic Circulation

      • The Cerebral Circulation

      • The Dural Sinuses

  • Anatomy of a Stroke

  • Anatomy of an Aneurism

  • Digestion

    • Ingestion

    • Digestion

    • Absorption

    • Elimination

  • Cellular Metabolism

    • Cellular Metabolism/Catabolism

    • Glycolysis

    • The Krebs Cycle

    • The Citric Acid Cycle

  • Cellular Reproduction

    • Mitosis

    • Meiosis

    • Apoptosis

  • Cellular Regeneration

  • Cellular Communication

    • Juxtacrine Signaling

      • Notch Signaling Pathway

    • Paracrine Signaling

    • Exocrine Signaling

      • Hypothalamic Hormones

        • Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone

        • Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone

        • Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone

        • Corticotropin Releasing Hormone

        • Somatostatin

        • Dopamine

      • Pituitary Hormones

        • Follicle Stimulating Hormone

        • Luteinizing Hormone

        • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

        • Growth Hormone

        • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

        • Prolactin

        • Antidiuretic Hormone

        • Oxytocin

      • The Thyroid Hormones

        • Thyroxine (T4)

        • Calcitonin

      • Parathyroid Hormones

        • Parathyroid Hormone

      • The Pineal Hormones

        • Melatonin

      • Adrenal Hormones

        • Glucocorticoids

        • Mineralocorticoids

        • Androgens

        • Adrenaline (Epinephrine)

        • Noradrenaline (Norepinephrine)

      • Reproductive Hormones

        • Estrogens

        • Progesterone

        • Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

        • Androgens

      • Pancreatic Hormones

        • Insulin

        • Glucagon

        • Somatostatin

        • Amylin

      • Gastric Hormones

        • Gastrin

        • Secretin

        • Cholecystokinin

        • Somatostatin

        • Neuropeptide Y

        • Ghrelin

        • Peptide YY3-36

      • Hepatic Hormones

        • Insulin-like Growth Factor-1

        • Angiotensinogen

        • Thrombopoietin

      • Nephric Hormones

        • Erythropoietin

        • Calcitriol

      • Epidermal Hormones

        • Calciferol

      • Adipocytic Hormones

        • Leptin

        • Retinol Binding Protein 4

        • Adiponectin

  • Cellular/Neuronal Development

    • Cellular Differentiation

    • Cellular Growth

    • Cellular Migration

    • Central Nervous System Development

      • Spinal Cord Formation

      • Cerebral Development

      • Nervous System Patterning

      • Neuronal Migration

      • Selection/Elimination

    • Section 6 - Neuroimaging

    • Computer Assisted Tomography (CAT)

    • Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

    • Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)

    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

      • T1

      • T2

      • T2-Flair

      • Functional MRI (fMRI)

    • Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)

    • Diffuse Optical Imaging (DOI)

    • X-Ray Imaging

    • 3-Dimensional Brain Modeling

    • Brain Mapping

    Archive

    • Document Archive

    • Media Archive

    		    

     
    		 
         
    		 
     
    		 
     

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