Part of the brain’s limbic system, this primitive brain structure lies deep in the centre of the brain and is involved in emotional reactions, such as anger or fear, as well as emotionally charged memories. It also influences behaviour such as feeding, sexual interest, and the immediate “fight or flight” stress reaction that helps ensure … Read more
Is an injury caused to the brain since birth. There are many possible causes, including a fall, a road accident, tumour, stroke and hypoxia e.g. from a cardiac arrest.
White coloured nerve tissue in the brain is made up of myelin covered axons, which transmit electrical signals through the nervous system. The white matter lies underneath the grey matter of the cerebral cortex and white matter tracts travel down through the brainstem and into the spinal cord.