encéphale isolé

a nonhuman animal whose brainstem has been surgically severed at the point where the spinal cord and medulla oblongata meet. The animal is alert but paralyzed, with a normal sleep–wake cycle on an electroencephalogram. See also cerveau isolé. [French, “isolated brain”]

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Psychology term of the day

January 15th 2025

ipsilateral deficit

a loss of normal function on the same side of the body as a brain lesion or brain damage. Usually, however, a lesion results in a contralateral deficit, or a loss of normal function on the opposite side of the body.