Human brain
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* [[Cephalic disorders]], concerning defects of the head, especially the brain | * [[Cephalic disorders]], concerning defects of the head, especially the brain |
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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.
See also
- Cephalic disorders, concerning defects of the head, especially the brain
- Cephalization
- History of neuroscience
- Philosophy of mind
- Lateralization of brain function
- Lobes of the brain
- Neuroanatomy
- Neural development in humans
- Neuroanthropology
- Neuroscience
- Regions in the human brain
- Common misconceptions about the brain
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