The following are some neuro lingo that you may find throughout the site. It may be interesting also to you the glossary to put your knowledge of your nervous system and your health to the test.
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There are currently 10 names in this directory beginning with the letter L.
Leptin
A hormone produced by fat cells of your body that assists in regulating your metabolism and food consumption.
Lewy Body Dementia
A degenerative neurological disease caused by abnormal protein deposits in certain areas of the brain. This is the second most common form of dementia.
Local Anesthetic
A pharmaceutical drug used to block electrical signals from your nerves to your brain related to pain in a specific body part of parts.
Locked-In-Syndrome
A neurological disorder resulting in the loss of a person's voluntary muscle movement in all regions of the body except the person's eyes. A personwhois locked in had awareness of his or her environment and cognitive function are known to be intact.
Long Term Potentiation
The process of strengthening of neural connections through which your memories are formed.
Longitudinal Sulcus
A deep groove in your brain that divides your right and left cerebral hemispheres.
Lumbar Nerves
The five pairs of spinal nerves that send and receive signals from your lower back, the front of your legs and your feet to your spinal cord and brain.
Lumbar Spondylosis
Degenerative changes of a person's lower spine, to include the vertebrae, the cushion-like discs that lie in between the vertebrae and the surrounding joints and ligaments of the spinal column.