Visual field testA visual field test is an eye examination that can detect dysfunction in central and peripheral vision which may be caused by various medical conditions such as glaucoma, stroke, pituitary disease, brain tumours or other neurological deficits. Visual field testing can be performed clinically by keeping the subject's gaze fixed while presenting objects at various places within their visual field. Simple manual equipment can be used such as in the tangent screen test or the Amsler grid.
Stimulation cérébrale profondeLa est un traitement médical invasif consistant à implanter chirurgicalement dans le cerveau des électrodes, connectées à un boîtier mis en place sous la peau et qui délivre un courant électrique de faible intensité dans certaines structures spécifiques situées en profondeur de cet organe comme le thalamus ou certains noyaux des ganglions de la base, comme le noyau sous-thalamique ou le globus pallidus.
Neural adaptationNeural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a gradual decrease over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It is usually experienced as a change in the stimulus. For example, if a hand is rested on a table, the table's surface is immediately felt against the skin. Subsequently, however, the sensation of the table surface against the skin gradually diminishes until it is virtually unnoticeable. The sensory neurons that initially respond are no longer stimulated to respond; this is an example of neural adaptation.
Light effects on circadian rhythmLight effects on circadian rhythm are the effects that light has on circadian rhythm. Most animals and other organisms have "built-in clocks" in their brains that regulate the timing of biological processes and daily behavior. These "clocks" are known as circadian rhythms. They allow maintenance of these processes and behaviors relative to the 24-hour day/night cycle in nature. Although these rhythms are maintained by the individual organisms, their length does vary somewhat individually.
Neuromodulation (medicine)Neuromodulation is "the alteration of nerve activity through targeted delivery of a stimulus, such as electrical stimulation or chemical agents, to specific neurological sites in the body". It is carried out to normalize – or modulate – nervous tissue function. Neuromodulation is an evolving therapy that can involve a range of electromagnetic stimuli such as a magnetic field (rTMS), an electric current, or a drug instilled directly in the subdural space (intrathecal drug delivery).
Phase response curveA phase response curve (PRC) illustrates the transient change (phase response) in the cycle period of an oscillation induced by a perturbation as a function of the phase at which it is received. PRCs are used in various fields; examples of biological oscillations are the heartbeat, circadian rhythms, and the regular, repetitive firing observed in some neurons in the absence of noise. In humans and animals, there is a regulatory system that governs the phase relationship of an organism's internal circadian clock to a regular periodicity in the external environment (usually governed by the solar day).
Syndrome du cerveau scindéLe syndrome du cerveau scindé ou divisé ou callosum (en anglais split-brain) est un syndrome résultant de la déconnexion des deux hémisphères. La raison est l'absence de corps calleux à la naissance (malformation congénitale) ou la conséquence de sa destruction accidentelle ou chirurgicale. Le corps calleux relie les deux hémisphères du cerveau. L'association de symptômes est produite par la perturbation ou l'interférence de la connexion entre les hémisphères du cerveau.
Aging brainAging of the brain is a process of transformation of the brain in older age, including changes all individuals experience and those of illness (including unrecognised illness). Usually this refers to humans. Since life extension is only pertinent if accompanied by health span extension, and, more importantly, by preserving brain health and cognition, finding rejuvenating approaches that act simultaneously in peripheral tissues and in brain function is a key strategy for development of rejuvenating technology.
Lésion cérébraleUne lésion cérébrale est une lésion qui touche le cerveau. En général, il s'agit d'une destruction plus ou moins étendue du tissu nerveux entraînant un déficit dans la perception, la cognition, la sensibilité ou la motricité en fonction du rôle que jouait la région atteinte dans l'architecture neurocognitive. Cette lésion peut être de nature diverse : ischémique, hémorragique, compressive par un processus extensif de type tumoral ou un hématome.
Perceptual learningPerceptual learning is learning better perception skills such as differentiating two musical tones from one another or categorizations of spatial and temporal patterns relevant to real-world expertise. Examples of this may include reading, seeing relations among chess pieces, and knowing whether or not an X-ray image shows a tumor. Sensory modalities may include visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and taste. Perceptual learning forms important foundations of complex cognitive processes (i.e.
Gamma waveA gamma wave or gamma rhythm is a pattern of neural oscillation in humans with a frequency between 25 and 140 Hz, the 40 Hz point being of particular interest. Gamma rhythms are correlated with large scale brain network activity and cognitive phenomena such as working memory, attention, and perceptual grouping, and can be increased in amplitude via meditation or neurostimulation. Altered gamma activity has been observed in many mood and cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and schizophrenia.
Tumeur du cerveauvignette|Biopsie du cerveau vignette|Scanner du cerveau d'une fillette de 6 ans atteinte d'un médulloblastome (tumeur cérébrale la plus fréquente chez les enfants de moins de 2 ans). Les tumeurs cérébrales désignent l'ensemble des tumeurs, bénignes ou malignes, se développant dans le parenchyme cérébral. Elles surviennent par le développement anormal et désorganisé de divisions cellulaires, à partir soit d'une cellule du cerveau lui-même, soit d'une cellule métastatique exportée d'un cancer situé dans une autre partie du corps.
