"Higher Nervous Activity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A term used in Eastern European research literature on brain and behavior physiology for cortical functions. It refers to the highest level of integrative function of the brain, centered in the CEREBRAL CORTEX, regulating language, thought, and behavior via sensory, motor, and cognitive processes.
| Descriptor ID |
D006613
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.247 G11.561.398
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| Concept/Terms |
Higher Nervous Activity- Higher Nervous Activity
- Activities, Higher Nervous
- Activity, Higher Nervous
- Higher Nervous Activities
- Nervous Activities, Higher
- Nervous Activity, Higher
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Introduction: Second messengers in neural development. Dev Neurobiol. 2015 Apr; 75(4):335-6.
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Cognitive complaints after breast cancer treatments: examining the relationship with neuropsychological test performance. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Jun 05; 105(11):791-801.
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Dissociation between conflict detection and error monitoring in the human anterior cingulate cortex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Dec 10; 99(25):16354-9.
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Habituation of an invertebrate escape reflex due to modulation by higher centers rather than local events. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995 Apr 11; 92(8):3362-6.
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Plasticity of excitatory amino acid receptors: implications for aging and Alzheimer's disease. Prog Brain Res. 1990; 86:55-61.