Psychiatry and Psychology

Higher Nervous Activity

A term used in Eastern European research literature on brain and behavior physiology for cortical functions. It refers to the highest level of integrative function of the brain, centered in the CEREBRAL CORTEX, regulating language, thought, and behavior via sensory, motor, and cognitive processes.

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Abstract

A term used in Eastern European research literature on brain and behavior physiology for cortical functions. It refers to the highest level of integrative function of the brain, centered in the CEREBRAL CORTEX, regulating language, thought, and behavior via sensory, motor, and cognitive processes.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Activities, Higher Nervous
  • Activity, Higher Nervous
  • Higher Nervous Activities
  • Nervous Activities, Higher
  • Nervous Activity, Higher

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

this expression is found intact as "vysshaia nervnaia deiatel'nost" in Russian neurophysiol literature

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65(64)

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  1. F02w.463w.247w
  2. G11.561.398w

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NLM Classification

WL 102

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Higher Nervous Activity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006613. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006613
  2. Higher Nervous Activity. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_nervous_activity
  3. Higher Nervous Activity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4129743