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- Anatomy
The Brain Stem
Only thumb-sized, the brain stem regulates the body's vital systems.
05.08.2025
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- Acting
- Motor Skills
Networks of Movement: Control Strategy, Tactics, Execution
Every arbitrary movement is planned, organized, and sent for execution in the brain.
01.12.2025
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- Glossary
Medulla oblongata
Area of the brain that transitions into the spinal cord. The medulla oblongata comprises nerve pathways between the spinal cord and higher brain regions, as well as numerous core areas with functions that are in some cases vital, such as breathing, heartbeat, and certain reflexes.
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- Grundlagen
- Communication in the Brain
View of the Cerebellum
Here you can see a cross-section of the cerebellum.
10.05.2012
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- Glossary
Brain stem
The "trunk" of the brain, to which all other brain structures are "attached," so to speak. From bottom to top, it comprises the medulla oblongata, the pons, and the mesencephalon. It transitions into the spinal cord below. It is a center for vital functions such as breathing and heartbeat and contains ascending and descending pathways between the cerebrum, cerebellum, and spinal cord.
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- Glossary
Primary motor cortex
An area of the frontal lobe in the anterior wall of the central sulcus. It is considered to be the higher-level control unit responsible for voluntary and fine motor skills. This is where the cell bodies of the central motor neurons are located, whose axons primarily extend to the spinal cord (via the corticospinal tract). Only in the primary motor cortex do Betz giant cells occur, which are particularly large motor neurons whose axons extend directly to the motor neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord without prior synaptic switching.
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- News
- Question to the brain
How do Placebo Drugs work?
What actually happens in the brain during the placebo effect?
02.02.2025
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- Discover
- The Fly
Miniature Brains
Fly brain, my foot! With just a few cells, Drosophila achieves amazing things.
24.01.2026
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- Glossary
Dermatome
Describes an area of skin that is connected to exactly one spinal nerve (a nerve originating in the spinal cord).
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- Acting
- Motor Skills
Motor Fine Tuning: the Modulation of Movements
The cerebellum and basal ganglia are responsible for the precise execution of movements.
01.12.2025
