Primary somatosensory cortexIn neuroanatomy, the primary somatosensory cortex is located in the postcentral gyrus of the brain's parietal lobe, and is part of the somatosensory system. It was initially defined from surface stimulation studies of Wilder Penfield, and parallel surface potential studies of Bard, Woolsey, and Marshall. Although initially defined to be roughly the same as Brodmann areas 3, 1 and 2, more recent work by Kaas has suggested that for homogeny with other sensory fields only area 3 should be referred to as "primary somatosensory cortex", as it receives the bulk of the thalamocortical projections from the sensory input fields.
Brodmann area 32The Brodmann area 32, also known in the human brain as the dorsal anterior cingulate area 32, refers to a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined cingulate cortex. In the human it forms an outer arc around the anterior cingulate gyrus. The cingulate sulcus defines approximately its inner boundary and the superior rostral sulcus (H) its ventral boundary; rostrally it extends almost to the margin of the frontal lobe.
État de conscience minimalvignette|285x285px|Mesure de la « fonction cérébrale dans le coma, l'état végétatif et les troubles associés » en utilisant des données telles qu'interprétées par Laureys S, Owen AM, Schiff ND (2004). L'état de conscience minimal (également dénommée état paucirelationnel : EPR) correspond à un état de conscience très altéré, mais qui permet de réelles capacités de communication de type relationnel et vérifiables par un examen médical.
Java Database Connectivitythumb|Schéma de principe du pilote JDBC. JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) est une interface de programmation créée par Sun Microsystems — depuis racheté par Oracle Corporation — pour les programmes utilisant la plateforme Java. Elle permet aux applications Java d'accéder par le biais d'une interface commune à des sources de données pour lesquelles il existe des pilotes JDBC. Normalement, il s'agit d'une base de données relationnelle, et des pilotes JDBC sont disponibles pour tous les systèmes connus de bases de données relationnelles.
Causes of schizophreniaThe causes of schizophrenia that underlie the development of schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder, are complex and not clearly understood. A number of hypotheses including the dopamine hypothesis, and the glutamate hypothesis have been put forward in an attempt to explain the link between altered brain function and the symptoms and development of schizophrenia. The exact pathophysiology of schizophrenia remains poorly understood. The most commonly supported theories are the dopamine hypothesis and the glutamate hypothesis.
Developmental plasticityDevelopmental plasticity is a general term referring to changes in neural connections during development as a result of environmental interactions as well as neural changes induced by learning. Much like neuroplasticity, or brain plasticity, developmental plasticity is specific to the change in neurons and synaptic connections as a consequence of developmental processes. A child creates most of these connections from birth to early childhood.
