"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Higher Nervous Activity" by people in Profiles.
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Physiology of Astroglia. Physiol Rev. 2018 01 01; 98(1):239-389.
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Sleep and memory in healthy children and adolescents - a critical review. Sleep Med Rev. 2010 Jun; 14(3):167-77.
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Ovariectomy, a model of menopause in rodents, causes a premature aging of the nervous and immune systems. J Neuroimmunol. 2010 Feb 26; 219(1-2):90-9.
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Bioethical considerations in translational research: primate stroke. Am J Bioeth. 2009 May; 9(5):3-12.
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Patient autonomy for the management of chronic conditions: a two-component re-conceptualization. Am J Bioeth. 2009 Feb; 9(2):23-30.
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Decisional versus performative capacities: not exactly a new idea. Am J Bioeth. 2009 Feb; 9(2):31-2.
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Seeking god in the brain--efforts to localize higher brain functions. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 03; 358(1):6-7.
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Integrating face and voice in person perception. Trends Cogn Sci. 2007 Dec; 11(12):535-43.
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Stroke risk factors and loss of high cognitive function. Neurology. 2004 Sep 14; 63(5):793-9.
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Neuroimaging of higher cognitive function. Cortex. 2004 Sep-Dec; 40(4-5):591-2.