Limbic system anatomy and physiology. It is involved in our behavioural and emotional responses.

By Epomedicine

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Mindmap – The Intricate Wiring of The Human Brain

By Sahar Ahmad, Ye Wu, and Pew-Thian Yap, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Stunning photography of sweet taste receptor neurons in the fruit fly proboscis.

Credits:

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Stunning photo of human neural stem cells.

Credits: Cynthia Levinthal

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Images depicting the potential effects of exposure to specific types of childhood maltreatment on gray matter volume or thickness and fiber tract integrity.

Source: Teicher et al. (2016)

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Astrocytes are a type of neuroglial cell that provide support functions in the central nervous tissue and spinal cord.

Credits: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy

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The sensory homunculus is a map along the cerebral cortex of where each part of the body is processed.

Source: Neurociencias de Cajal

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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of the retina of the human eye.

Credits: Louise Hughes

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Circadian rhythm controlled by the brain due to the exposure of the sunlight and other factors.

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Pretty diagram of the trigeminothalamic system.

Source: Peer Assessment of the Medical Neuroscience course

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Two main types of stroke and their causes.

Credits: Mahdad Jafarzade Esfahani/University of Twente

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Two main types of stroke and their causes.

Credits: Mahdad Jafarzade Esfahani/University of Twente

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Mouse brain showing green AAV-transduced cells in the cortex and hippocampus.

By Allen Yen, Washington University School of Medicine

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