Department of Women's and Children's Health, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. a.m.weindling@liverpool.ac.uk
The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.
Encephalon
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Child Development
The continuous sequential physiological and psychological maturing of an individual from birth up to but not including ADOLESCENCE.