Article - What are the benefits of Tetris?
The theory is that Tetris thickens the cerebral cortex - part of the brain that plays a key role in memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought,...
GLOSSARY
Gyrus
A convolution, especially of the brain.
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Hippocampus
Part of the forebrain, located in the medial temporal lobe. It forms a part of the limbic system and plays a part in memory and spatial navigation. Humans and other mammals have two hippocampi, one in each side of the brain.
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Homunculus
A small anatomic model of the human form; a manikin, specifically, one believed to have been produced by an alchemist and placed into a flask.
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Laminin
The major non-collagenous component of the basal lamina, such as those on which cells of an epithelium sit. They are a family of glycoproteins that are an integral part of the structural scaffolding of basement membranes in almost every animal tissue. Laminins are secreted and incorporated into...
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Lateral Geniculate Body
The lateral mass of a pair of small oval masses that protrude slightly from the posteroinferior aspects of the thalamus, serving as a processing station in the major pathway from the retina to the cerebral cortex.
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Lobe
A subdivision of a bodily organ or part bounded by fissures, connective tissue, or other structural boundaries.
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Mediodorsal Nucleus
A large nucleus in the thalamus. It communicates with the limbic lobe and prefrontal cortex.
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Multiform
Occurring in or having many forms or shapes; polymorphic.
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Myelin
A soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
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Myelinated
(Of a nerve) having a myelin sheath; medullated.
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Neocortex
The newer, six-layered portion of the cerebral cortex, showing the most highly evolved stratification and organization.
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Paleocortex
The portion of the cerebral cortex that, with the archicortex, develops in association with the olfactory system and is phylogenetically older and less stratified than the neocortex. It is composed chiefly of the piriform cortex and the parahippocampal gyrus.
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Pyramidal Cell
Any of the large, triangular-shaped neurons in the cerebral cortex having one large apical dendrite and several smaller dendrites at the base.
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Reelin
A protein found mainly in the brain, but also in the spinal cord, blood and other body organs and tissues. Reelin is crucial for regulating the processes of neuronal migration and positioning in the developing brain.
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Somatosensory
Pertaining to sensations received in the skin and deep tissues.
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