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Parent topics
- Book [r]: A bound set of sheets containing written or printed materials, or space for such. [e]
- Stephen C. Cunnane [r]: Canadian physiologist and biophysist published widely on mammalian brain development, and the processes of ageing. [e]
- Evolution [r]: A change over time in the proportions of individual organisms differing genetically. [e]
- Human evolution [r]: The study of the physical and behavioral genetic adaptations of the species belonging to the subfamily hominidae. [e]
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Other related topics
- Fat [r]: Adipose tissue; the body's store of energy. [e]
- Nutrition [r]: The study of foods and nutrients and their effects on health, growth and development of any individual. [e]
- Obesity [r]: Excessive stores of body fat. [e]
- Metabolism [r]: The modification of chemical substances by living organisms. [e]
- Human biology [r]: Interdisciplinary academic field of biology, biological anthropology, nutrition and medicine which focuses on humans. [e]
- Human physiology [r]: Science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. [e]
- Biophysics [r]: The study of forces and energies in biological systems. [e]
- Physiology [r]: The study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of tissues and how they interact. [e]
- Brain [r]: The core unit of a central nervous system. [e]
- Brain development [r]: The build-up of the brain from ectodermal cells to a complex structure of neurons and glia. [e]
- Brain evolution [r]: The process by which the central nervous system changed over many generations. [e]
- Brain morphometry [r]: The quantification of correlations between structures and functions in the brain. [e]
- Brain size [r]: Umbrella term for various measures of how big a brain is. [e]
- Evolutionary fitness [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Schizophrenia [r]: A mental disorder characterized by impaired perception of the individual's environment. [e]
- Neurophysiology [r]: The branch of physiology that studies the functions of the nervous system. [e]
- Biological Anthroplogy [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Paleoanthropology [r]: The branch of physical anthropology that focuses on the study of human evolution, tracing the anatomic, behavioral and genetic linkages of our ancient, usually bipedal, ancestors. [e]
- Paleoecology [r]: Add brief definition or description
