brain structure
Mind's physical organization
Brain structure refers to the physical organization of the brain—its anatomical regions, tissues, and neural architecture.
The term appears in neuroscience and psychology when discussing how different areas handle different functions: The hippocampus is a brain structure involved in memory formation.
Brain structures range from large regions like the cerebral cortex to small nuclei deep within.
- default mode networkBrain regions active at rest
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- cerebral cortexBrain's outer neural sheet
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
nerve cells · hypothalamus · microglia · astrocytes · cerebellum · dendrites · medulla oblongata · corpus callosum · left hemisphere · basal ganglia · synapses · insula · occipital lobe · axons · myelin sheath · brainstem · limbic system · ventricles
- brain scienceneurons, synapses, neuron, cortex, neuropsychology
- neuroscienceneuron, MRI, neurons, synapses, dendrite
- Brain Traitsprocessing speed, working memory, attention span, executive function, cognitive flexibility
- crime biologygenetic predisposition, twin studies, behavioral genetics, crime families, genetic risk
- phrenologycraniology, acquisitiveness, adhesiveness, benevolence, cautiousness
brain structurebrain function
Neural processing capacity
mental function · cognitive function · neural activity · brain activity · cognitive process
brain structuremind
Seat of consciousness
consciousness · thought · cognition · psyche · subjective experience