Your brain and spinal cord (脊髓神经) make up your central nervous system. Together, they control your body—but it’s the brain which is Commander-in-chief. What is a brain? Your brain is wrinkled, soft and a little wet. It’s made of more than 10 billion nerve cells and over 50...
The Spinal Cord It can be said that the spinal cord is what connects the brain to the outside world. Because of it, the brain can act. The spinal cord is like a relay station, but a very smart one. It not only routes messages to and from the brain, but it also has its own ...
Brain and spinal cord tumors that develop in the brain or spinal cord are called primary tumors. They can also spread throughout the body; once they do, they’ll be called metastatic tumors. But unlike others, brain and spinal cord tumors rarely spread to other body parts. In this post, ...
Stage 1.The lights are dim, you’re settled comfortably in bed, and the show is about to get started. At this point, the base of your brain is busy sending signals to the other areas of your brain that it’s time to stop making you feel awake and start powering down. You begin dr...
Lymphoma and leukemia Types of Brain Tumors Experts have classified over 150 types of brain tumors. Primary brain tumors are named for the kind of cell in which they start in your central nervous system. Your central nervous system is made up of your brain and spinal cord. Benign brain tum...
These glial cells help form the endothelial cells for your blood-brain barrier, maintain ion balance, and help repair the brain and spinal cord following traumatic brain injury.Manganese deficiency is uncommon. But not enough of this essential trace mineral can result in birth defects, impaired ...
Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring is a real time medical testing performed to evaluate the brain, spinal cord and nervous system during surgery to reduce the risk of complications. Neurodiagnostic TEX is an independent diagnostic testing facility which has been inspected and approved by Medicare...
It picks up the signals from our brain and sends them to a computer. The computer gets the signals and starts to command the wheelchair after a short while.(研究人员为用户设计了一种特殊的帽子。它接收来自我们大脑的信号并将其发送到计算机。计算机接收信号并在短时间后开始指挥轮椅。)” 可知,信号...
Meningitis.This condition can be caused by a virus, such as mumps, or a bacteria that enters your brain through your bloodstream. A parasite or type of fungi could also be responsible. Meningitis inflames the lining around your brain or spinal cord. Neck stiffness,headache, fever, and confusi...
At the base of the brain, the brain stem connects to the spinal cord and is made up of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata. The Brain and Nervous System Midbrain The midbrain acts like a complex switchboard, allowing the brain to communicate with the rest of the nervous system. ...