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Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Nervous System
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- midbrain
1, record 1, English, midbrain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The midbrain traverses the hiatus in the tentorium cerebelli and connects the pons and cerebellum with the forebrain. It is the shortest brain stem segment, no more than 2 cm long, and most of it lies in the posterior cranial fossa. 2, record 1, English, - midbrain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
midbrain; mesencephalon: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - midbrain
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mid-brain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mésencéphale
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9senc%C3%A9phale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De haut en bas, le tronc cérébral se compose du mésencéphale, du pont et de la moelle allongée. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9senc%C3%A9phale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mésencéphale : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9senc%C3%A9phale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mesencephalon : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9senc%C3%A9phale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Sistema nervioso
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mesencéfalo
1, record 1, Spanish, mesenc%C3%A9falo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cerebro medio 1, record 1, Spanish, cerebro%20medio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durante la cuarta semana, después del cierre de los neuroporos, el extremo cefálico del tubo neural craneal al cuarto par de somitos se dilata considerablemente y aparecen las tres vesículas encefálicas primarias a partir de las cuales se origina el encéfalo: Prosencéfalo (cerebro anterior), mesencéfalo (cerebro medio) y rombencéfalo (cerebro posterior). [...] El mesencéfalo constituye la vesícula encefálica inmediatamente cefálica al rombencéfalo que sufre menos modificaciones durante el desarrollo del SNC [sistema nervioso central]. La cavidad de la vesícula mesencefálica se reduce considerablemente para formar un conducto que unirá los futuros III y IV ventrículos: el acueducto cerebral (de Silvio). 1, record 1, Spanish, - mesenc%C3%A9falo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cerebrum
1, record 2, English, cerebrum
correct, Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The largest part of the brain which is separated by the longitudinal fissure, below which are the three cerebral commissures connecting the two halves. It develops from the embryonic forebrain. 2, record 2, English, - cerebrum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: cerebrums; cerebra. 2, record 2, English, - cerebrum
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cerebrums
- cerebra
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cerveau
1, record 2, French, cerveau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cerebrum 2, record 2, French, cerebrum
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le cerveau proprement dit est formé de deux hémisphères cérébraux, d'aspect plissés dont la substance blanche, interne, est recouverte d'un cortex cérébral gris, d'épaisseur variable. Trois sillons plus accentués (scissure de Sylvius, sillon de Rolando, sillon perpendiculaire) divisent chaque hémisphère en quatre lobes (frontal, temporal, pariétal, occipital) comprenant chacun un certain nombre de circonvolutions. 2, record 2, French, - cerveau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «encéphale» est l'équivalent du terme anglais «brain», à ne pas confondre avec le terme «cerveau». 2, record 2, French, - cerveau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cerebro
1, record 2, Spanish, cerebro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Una de las tres divisiones primarias del encéfalo, que ocupa posición anterior y comprende el telencéfalo y el diencéfalo. 1, record 2, Spanish, - cerebro
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- diencephalon
1, record 3, English, diencephalon
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- betweenbrain 1, record 3, English, betweenbrain
- interbrain 1, record 3, English, interbrain
- thalamencephalon 1, record 3, English, thalamencephalon
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The posterior part of the forebrain that connects the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres, encloses the third ventricle, and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. 1, record 3, English, - diencephalon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: diencephala. 2, record 3, English, - diencephalon
Record 3, Key term(s)
- diencephala
- between-brain
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- diencephalon
1, record 3, French, diencephalon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- diencéphale 1, record 3, French, dienc%C3%A9phale
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie médiane et profonde du cerveau qui comprend le thalamus, les corps grenouillés de la région sous-thalamique, l'hypothalamus, la tige pituitaire et le lobe postérieur de l'hypophyse. 1, record 3, French, - diencephalon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- diencéfalo
1, record 3, Spanish, dienc%C3%A9falo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Durante la cuarta semana, después del cierre de los neuroporos, el extremo cefálico del tubo neural craneal al cuarto par de somitos se dilata considerablemente y aparecen las tres vesículas encefálicas primarias a partir de las cuales se origina el encéfalo: Prosencéfalo (cerebro anterior), mesencéfalo (cerebro medio) y rombencéfalo (cerebro posterior). [...] Durante la quinta semana el prosencéfalo [...] origina (1) el telencéfalo (cerebro terminal) que consta de una parte media y dos evaginaciones laterales hemisferios cerebrales primitivos), (2) el diencéfalo, que presenta la evaginación de las vesículas ópticas. 1, record 3, Spanish, - dienc%C3%A9falo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-07-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Clinical Psychology
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- confabulation
1, record 4, English, confabulation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The unconscious act of filling in the gaps of a memory, generally because of a brain disorder, with information or details that eventually become indistinguishable from the actual details of the memory. 1, record 4, English, - confabulation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Confabulation can be defined as statements or actions that involve unintentional but obvious distortions of memory. A phenomenon first observed by Korsakoff... The hypothesis suggested that lesions in both the frontal lobes and the basal forebrain were necessary for confabulation. 2, record 4, English, - confabulation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Psychologie clinique
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- confabulation
1, record 4, French, confabulation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fabrication de récits ou de propos imaginaires pour combler inconsciemment des lacunes mnésiques. 2, record 4, French, - confabulation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La confabulation s'observe après un épisode confusionel ou dans les atteintes graves de la mémoire de fixation : syndrome de Korsakoff, presbyophrénie (forme de démence sénile, qui s'accompagne d'une activité fabulatoire qui va parfois au fantastique). 3, record 4, French, - confabulation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos mentales
- Psicología clínica
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- confabulación
1, record 4, Spanish, confabulaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- fabulación 1, record 4, Spanish, fabulaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-07-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Neurosurgery
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cholinergic ventral forebrain graft
1, record 5, English, cholinergic%20ventral%20forebrain%20graft
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- ventral forebrain graft 2, record 5, English, ventral%20forebrain%20graft
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cholinergic ventral forebrain grafts into the neocortex improve passive avoidance memory in a rat model of Alzheimer disease. 1, record 5, English, - cholinergic%20ventral%20forebrain%20graft
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Transplantation of embryonic ventral forebrain neurons to the neocortex of rats with lesions of nucleus basalis magnocellularis II. Sensorimotor and learning impairments. 2, record 5, English, - cholinergic%20ventral%20forebrain%20graft
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Neurochirurgie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- greffe cholinergique du cerveau antérieur
1, record 5, French, greffe%20cholinergique%20du%20cerveau%20ant%C3%A9rieur
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- greffe des neurones du cerveau antérieur 1, record 5, French, greffe%20des%20neurones%20du%20cerveau%20ant%C3%A9rieur
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-02-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- reticular activating formation
1, record 6, English, reticular%20activating%20formation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- RAF 2, record 6, English, RAF
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A diffuse network of neurons running from the hindbrain, into the midbrain and up into the thalamus and hypothalamus of the forebrain. It receives input from most of the senses and sends outputs to many higher brain centres, filtering the sensory information that reaches the conscious brain. 3, record 6, English, - reticular%20activating%20formation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When you wake up in the morning and become conscious ... there is a little switch that clicks on in your reptile brain. This is called the reticular activating formation (RAF). When it is off, you are asleep or in a coma. When it’s on, you wake up and you walk around absorbing incoming signals and stimulus. 2, record 6, English, - reticular%20activating%20formation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- formation réticulée activatrice
1, record 6, French, formation%20r%C3%A9ticul%C3%A9e%20activatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- formation réticulaire activatrice 2, record 6, French, formation%20r%C3%A9ticulaire%20activatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Constitué d'un réseau de fibres et de noyaux cellulaires échelonnés dorsalement le long du canal épendymaire, du bulbe au diencéphale, la formation réticulée présente deux sections : l'une à relais synaptiques ascendants thalamo-corticaux, c'est la formation réticulaire activatrice des centres supérieurs; l'autre en connexion avec les centres bulbo-mésencéphaliques, c'est le système descendant (excitateur et inhibiteur) qui contrôle l'activité de la moelle. 2, record 6, French, - formation%20r%C3%A9ticul%C3%A9e%20activatrice
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un coma traduit une défaillance de la formation réticulée activatrice ascendante (FRAA) du tronc cérébral qui constitue le support neurophysiologique de la vigilance. 3, record 6, French, - formation%20r%C3%A9ticul%C3%A9e%20activatrice
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- holoprosencephaly
1, record 7, English, holoprosencephaly
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The failure of the embryonic prosencephalon, or forebrain, to differentiate into two cerebral hemispheres and the diencephalon. 1, record 7, English, - holoprosencephaly
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- holoprosencéphalie
1, record 7, French, holoprosenc%C3%A9phalie
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Absence de division du prosencéphale. 1, record 7, French, - holoprosenc%C3%A9phalie
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Cardiovascular System
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- periventricular region
1, record 8, English, periventricular%20region
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Neuronal responses related to the novelty and familiarity of visual stimuli in the substantia innominata, diagonal band of Broca and periventricular region of the primate basal forebrain. 2, record 8, English, - periventricular%20region
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example extracted from the PASCAL data base. 2, record 8, English, - periventricular%20region
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Periventricular. Around a ventricle. 3, record 8, English, - periventricular%20region
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Système cardio-vasculaire
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- région périventriculaire
1, record 8, French, r%C3%A9gion%20p%C3%A9riventriculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tomographie montre au total 19 lésions situées dans la région périventriculaire; la résonance magnétique nucléaire en révèle 112 autres, dans la région périventriculaire et dans le tronc cérébral. 1, record 8, French, - r%C3%A9gion%20p%C3%A9riventriculaire
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple tiré de la base de données PASCAL. 1, record 8, French, - r%C3%A9gion%20p%C3%A9riventriculaire
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1980-09-01
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- olfactory bulb 1, record 9, English, olfactory%20bulb
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[She] finds that relative to the size of the forebrain the olfactory bulb of the kiwi is the second-largest among all the birds she has studied. 1, record 9, English, - olfactory%20bulb
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- bulbe olfactif 1, record 9, French, bulbe%20olfactif
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Elle] a montré que, parmi les oiseaux qu'elle a étudiés, le kiwi détient la deuxième place pour la taille de son bulbe olfactif par rapport à son cerveau antérieur. 1, record 9, French, - bulbe%20olfactif
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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