Single-unit recordingIn neuroscience, single-unit recordings (also, single-neuron recordings) provide a method of measuring the electro-physiological responses of a single neuron using a microelectrode system. When a neuron generates an action potential, the signal propagates down the neuron as a current which flows in and out of the cell through excitable membrane regions in the soma and axon. A microelectrode is inserted into the brain, where it can record the rate of change in voltage with respect to time.
Syndrome frontalthumb|Vue inférieure du lobe frontal. Le syndrome frontal est un syndrome en neurologie résultant de lésions ou de dysfonctionnement du lobe frontal. Les lésions peuvent être causées par divers troubles (AVC, tumeur, traumatisme, maladie neurodégénérative...). Les lobes frontaux intervenant dans les fonctions exécutives, ce syndrome s'exprime par des troubles cognitifs spécifiques. Le syndrome frontal est l'association de plusieurs signes cliniques observés lors des lésions de la partie antérieure du lobe frontal (AVC, tumeur, traumatisme).
Optic tractIn neuroanatomy, the optic tract () is a part of the visual system in the brain. It is a continuation of the optic nerve that relays information from the optic chiasm to the ipsilateral lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), pretectal nuclei, and superior colliculus. It is composed of two individual tracts, the left optic tract and the right optic tract, each of which conveys visual information exclusive to its respective contralateral half of the visual field.
