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The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals—only a few invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, adult sea squirts and starfish do not have one, even if diffuse neural tissue is present. It is located in the head, usually close to the primary sensory organs for such senses as vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell. The brain of a vertebrate is the most complex organ of its body. In a typical human the cerebral cortex (the largest part) is estimated to contain 15–33 billion neurons, each connected by synapses to several thousand other neurons. These neurons communicate with one another by means of long protoplasmic fibers called axons, which carry trains of signal pulses called action potentials to distant parts of the brain or body targeting specific recipient cells.
From an evolutionary-biological point of view, the function of the brain is to exert centralized control over the other organs of the body. The brain acts on the rest of the body either by generating patterns of muscle activity or by driving secretion of chemicals called hormones. This centralized control allows rapid and coordinated responses to changes in the environment. Some basic types of responsiveness such as reflexes can be mediated by the spinal cord or peripheral ganglia, but sophisticated purposeful control of behavior based on complex sensory input requires the information-integrating capabilities of a centralized brain.
Actors: Ferran Brooks (editor), Ferran Brooks (director), Ferran Brooks (producer), Paulino Cuevas (producer), Bianca Kovacs (actress), David García-Intriago (actor), Virginia Muñoz (actress), Fernando Jiménez (actor), Frederic Guillaume (actor), David B. Martin (writer), Ángel Baena (actor), Javi Guiz (actor), Sara Santaella (producer), David B. Martin (producer), Itziar Luengo (actress),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Joseph R. Lewis (editor), Joseph R. Lewis (writer), Joseph R. Lewis (producer), Joseph R. Lewis (director), Jared Larson (actor), Lew Ojeda (producer), Brett Elam (actor), Ben Kass (actor), Ben Kass (actor), Nikki Pierce (actress), Joshua Logan (actor), Dave Asher (actor), Dave Asher (producer), Dave Asher (writer), Sarah Haggett (costume designer),
Plot: Emily, a lonely designer, finds herself in the middle of a fantastic and dangerous adventure when her most recent creation, the super hero rock star Melody Nife, comes to life! As Melody Nife's power increases, Emily realizes that he is a slave of the evil Brain Computer that wants to hypnotize the world with music! Now Emily must save the world and rescue Melody Nife from the sinister clutches of The Nifers, a team of video game superheroes of Emily's own design.
Keywords: based-on-album, chicago-illinois, comic-book, superhero, video-gameActors: Larry Fessenden (actor), Debbie Rochon (actress), Monique Dupree (actress), Alan Rowe Kelly (actor), Michael Berryman (actor), Larry Fessenden (producer), Reggie Bannister (actor), Angus Scrimm (actor), Pauley Perrette (actress), Graham Reznick (actor), Jeremiah Kipp (producer), James Felix McKenney (producer), James Felix McKenney (writer), James Felix McKenney (editor), James Felix McKenney (director),
Genres: Horror,Actors: George Anton (writer), George Anton (producer), George Anton (actor), George Anton (editor), George Anton (producer), George Anton (director), Vitaliy Versace (actor), Vitaliy Versace (producer), Kaiwi Lyman (actor), Daniel Defoe (writer), Mycole Metcalf (actress), Cassie Fliegel (actress), Ivan Crasci (actor), Derek Baker (actor), Derek Baker (actor),
Plot: Is the year 3089 and technology has exceeded all expectations. Space travel is now common place and humans have met a race of aliens who call themselves Karomingiens. This was an initially friendly race, before a group of Karomingian scientists traveled in the earth's past, downloading for research, the brain information of one of the most devious humans of the 20th Century: Adolf Hitler. The Brain set itself free into the Main Central Unit and took control over the entire alien civilization, downgrading their political system to Fascism. Now, Karomingian Nazis have only one objective: Total annihilation of humans to achieve the existence of only one pure race, theirs.
Keywords: blitzkrieg, episode, robinson-crusoe, versaceActors: Thomas Daniel (actor), Thomas Daniel (actor), Joel Weiss (actor), Bobby E. Goins (actor), Bobby E. Goins (writer), Bobby E. Goins (producer), Bobby E. Goins (actor), Bobby E. Goins (director), Jessica Mazo (actress), Taral Hicks (actress), Michael Wess Smith (actor), Ivon Cornick (actor), Ivon Cornick (actor), Michael Wess Smith (actor), Brandon Murray (actor),
Plot: Three friends, Bobby, Leonard and Harold, hangout at the local pizzeria and talk about what happened at the barbershop among other things in their lives. Bobby then starts telling Harold and Leonard a funny story about how the body parts have and argument about who should be the boss over the human and how they go to court to prove it.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Tony Calabretta (actor), Andreas Apergis (actor), Maxim Roy (actress), Ron Lea (actor), Jean Pierre Bergeron (actor), Gregory Hlady (actor), Gerry Mendicino (actor), Francis X. McCarthy (actor), Carl Alacchi (actor), Michael Ironside (actor), Roy Dupuis (actor), George Buza (actor), Don Francks (actor), Lorne Brass (actor), Catherine Colvey (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Joe Alaskey (actor), Jeff Bennett (actor), Jeff Bennett (actor), Jeff Bennett (actor), Jim Cummings (actor), Jim Cummings (actor), Jim Cummings (actor), John Kassir (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Don Messick (actor), Don Messick (actor),
Plot: In this Halloween Special, Babs Bunny plays the part of host as she and the Tiny Toons gang, spoof various popular horror stories. Some of the ones they parody are: "The Twilight Zone" "The Devil and Daniel Webster" "Frankenstein" and "Abbot and Costello"
Keywords: anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, cult-film, cult-film, devil, ghost, gremlin, halloween, haunted-house, horror-for-childrenActors: Alan Ruck (actor), John Rothman (actor), Randy Quaid (actor), Tony Longo (actor), Stephen McHattie (actor), Ethan Phillips (actor), Googy Gress (actor), Esai Morales (actor), Rutger Hauer (actor), Matt Dillon (actor), William S. Burroughs (actor), Gerry Bamman (actor), Richard Edson (actor), Steve Buscemi (actor), Josef Sommer (actor),
Plot: This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Right", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.
Keywords: 1920s, animal-in-title, based-on-short-story, bloodhound, dog, dying, gangster, independent-film, jazz-age, loveActors: Robert Barrat (actor), Robert Ellis (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Sidney Bracey (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Ernie Adams (actor), Raymond Brown (actor), James Burke (actor), Hobart Cavanaugh (actor), Jack Cheatham (actor), G. Pat Collins (actor), Alan Dinehart (actor), James Donlan (actor), Joe E. Brown (actor), Al Hill (actor),
Plot: Well respected local good guy, Feet Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an uncharacteristic gambling binge. Feet decides the only way to settle the bill is by selling his body to an ambitious doctor who agrees to allow him one last month to live life to the fullest, then kill himself.
Keywords: 1930s, apartment, argument, assault, b-movie, barroom, big-city, blackjack, broadway-manhattan-new-york-city, broken-promise