Biologie de l'évolutionEvolutionary biology is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes (natural selection, common descent, speciation) that produced the diversity of life on Earth. It is also defined as the study of the history of life forms on Earth. Evolution holds that all species are related and gradually change over generations. In a population, the genetic variations affect the phenotypes (physical characteristics) of an organism. These changes in the phenotypes will be an advantage to some organisms, which will then be passed onto their offspring.
Neurone miroirvignette|Diagramme illustrant la problématique d'une personne amputée d'un bras, qui est remplacé par une image en miroir : le cerveau reçoit une image artificielle du membre fantôme et met en jeu les neurones miroirs. Les neurones miroirs sont une catégorie de neurones du cerveau qui présentent une activité aussi bien lorsqu'un individu exécute une action que lorsqu'il observe un autre individu (en particulier de son espèce) exécuter la même action, ou même lorsqu'il imagine une telle action, d'où le terme miroir.
Trouble de la communicationA communication disorder is any disorder that affects an individual's ability to comprehend, detect, or apply language and speech to engage in dialogue effectively with others. The delays and disorders can range from simple sound substitution to the inability to understand or use one's native language. Disorders and tendencies included and excluded under the category of communication disorders may vary by source. For example, the definitions offered by the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association differ from those of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual 4th edition (DSM-IV).
Réseau de neurones (biologie)En neurosciences, un réseau de neurones correspond, schématiquement : Soit à un nombre restreint de différents neurones interconnectés, qui ont une fonction précise, comme le ganglion stomatogastrique qui contrôle l'activité des muscles de l'estomac des crustacés. Soit à un grand nombre de neurones similaires interconnectés, qui ont des fonctions plus cognitives, comme les réseaux corticaux qui permettent entre autres la catégorisation.
Pharyngeal reflexThe pharyngeal reflex or gag reflex is a reflex muscular contraction of the back of the throat, evoked by touching the roof of the mouth, back of the tongue, area around the tonsils, uvula, and back of the throat. It, along with other aerodigestive reflexes such as reflexive pharyngeal swallowing, prevents objects in the oral cavity from entering the throat except as part of normal swallowing and helps prevent choking, and is a form of coughing. The pharyngeal reflex is different from the laryngeal spasm, which is a reflex muscular contraction of the vocal cords.
NAO (robotique)NAO est un robot humanoïde français, autonome et programmable, initialement développé par la société Aldebaran Robotics, une start-up française située à Paris, rachetée par le groupe japonais SoftBank Groupe en 2015 qui la renomme en SoftBank Robotics. Le , Nao remplace le chien robot Aibo de Sony en tant que robot utilisé dans la RoboCup Standard Platform League (SPL), une compétition internationale de robots joueurs de football. Nao a été utilisé dans la RoboCup 2008 et 2009, et le NaoV3R a été choisi comme plate-forme pour le SPL à la RoboCup 2010.
Developmental verbal dyspraxiaDevelopmental verbal dyspraxia (DVD), also known as childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and developmental apraxia of speech (DAS), is a condition in which an individual has problems saying sounds, syllables and words. This is not because of muscle weakness or paralysis. The brain has problems planning to move the body parts (e.g., lips, jaw, tongue) needed for speech. The individual knows what they want to say, but their brain has difficulty coordinating the muscle movements necessary to say those words.
Child development stagesChild development stages are the theoretical milestones of child development, some of which are asserted in nativist theories. This article discusses the most widely accepted developmental stages in children. There exists a wide variation in terms of what is considered "normal", caused by variations in genetic, cognitive, physical, family, cultural, nutritional, educational, and environmental factors. Many children reach some or most of these milestones at different times from the norm.
Medical literatureMedical literature is the scientific literature of medicine: articles in journals and texts in books devoted to the field of medicine. Many references to the medical literature include the health care literature generally, including that of dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and the allied health professions. Contemporary and historic views regarding diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of medical conditions have been documented for thousands of years. The Edwin Smith papyrus is the first known medical treatise.
Maladievignette|320px|The Sick Girl (en français : La Fille malade) de Michael Ancher La maladie est une altération des fonctions ou de la santé d'un organisme vivant. On parle aussi bien de la maladie, se référant à l'ensemble des altérations de santé, que dune maladie, qui désigne alors une entité particulière caractérisée par des causes, des symptômes, une évolution et des possibilités thérapeutiques propres. Un ou une malade est une personne souffrant d'une maladie, qu'elle soit déterminée ou non.
Swarm behaviourSwarm behaviour, or swarming, is a collective behaviour exhibited by entities, particularly animals, of similar size which aggregate together, perhaps milling about the same spot or perhaps moving en masse or migrating in some direction. It is a highly interdisciplinary topic. As a term, swarming is applied particularly to insects, but can also be applied to any other entity or animal that exhibits swarm behaviour.
Alpha motor neuronAlpha (α) motor neurons (also called alpha motoneurons), are large, multipolar lower motor neurons of the brainstem and spinal cord. They innervate extrafusal muscle fibers of skeletal muscle and are directly responsible for initiating their contraction. Alpha motor neurons are distinct from gamma motor neurons, which innervate intrafusal muscle fibers of muscle spindles. While their cell bodies are found in the central nervous system (CNS), α motor neurons are also considered part of the somatic nervous system—a branch of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)—because their axons extend into the periphery to innervate skeletal muscles.
