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Taxonomy Distribution Report

Overview

  • Total Concepts: 253
  • Number of Taxonomies: 12
  • Average Concepts per Taxonomy: 21.1

Distribution Summary

Category TaxonomyID Count Percentage Status
Disorders and Diseases DIS 39 15.4% ✅
Electrical and Chemical Signaling SIG 36 14.2% ✅
Sensory Systems and Pain SENS 26 10.3% ✅
Clinical Exam, Imaging, and Treatment CLIN 25 9.9% ✅
Neuroanatomy ANAT 23 9.1% ✅
Sleep, Emotion, and Stress STATE 23 9.1% ✅
Learning, Memory, and Cognition COG 21 8.3% ✅
Neurons and Glia CELL 19 7.5% ✅
Development and Aging DEV 14 5.5% ✅
Movement and Motor Control MOTOR 12 4.7% ✅
Research Methods and Careers RES 11 4.3% ✅
Foundational Biology and Chemistry FOUND 4 1.6% ℹ️ Under

Visual Distribution

Disorders and Diseases    ███████  39 ( 15.4%)
Electrical and Chemical S ███████  36 ( 14.2%)
Sensory Systems and Pain  █████  26 ( 10.3%)
Clinical Exam, Imaging, a ████  25 (  9.9%)
Neuroanatomy              ████  23 (  9.1%)
Sleep, Emotion, and Stres ████  23 (  9.1%)
Learning, Memory, and Cog ████  21 (  8.3%)
Neurons and Glia          ███  19 (  7.5%)
Development and Aging     ██  14 (  5.5%)
Movement and Motor Contro ██  12 (  4.7%)
Research Methods and Care ██  11 (  4.3%)
Foundational Biology and     4 (  1.6%)

Balance Analysis

✅ No Over-Represented Categories

All categories are under the 30% threshold. Good balance!

ℹ️ Under-Represented Categories (<3%)

  • Foundational Biology and Chemistry (FOUND): 4 concepts (1.6%)
  • Note: Small categories are acceptable for specialized topics

Category Details

Disorders and Diseases (DIS)

Count: 39 concepts (15.4%)

Concepts:

    1. Multiple Sclerosis
    1. Myasthenia Gravis
    1. Pituitary Tumor
    1. Phantom Limb Pain
    1. Parkinson's Disease
    1. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
    1. Amnesia
    1. Narcolepsy
    1. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
    1. Aphasia
    1. Neglect Syndrome
    1. Neurodegeneration
    1. Protein Misfolding
    1. Dementia
    1. Alzheimer's Disease
  • ...and 24 more

Electrical and Chemical Signaling (SIG)

Count: 36 concepts (14.2%)

Concepts:

    1. Membrane Potential
    1. Resting Potential
    1. Sodium-Potassium Pump
    1. Ion Channel
    1. Voltage-Gated Channel
    1. Depolarization
    1. Repolarization
    1. Hyperpolarization
    1. Threshold
    1. Action Potential
    1. All-or-None Principle
    1. Refractory Period
    1. Saltatory Conduction
    1. Conduction Velocity
    1. Firing Rate Coding
  • ...and 21 more

Sensory Systems and Pain (SENS)

Count: 26 concepts (10.3%)

Concepts:

    1. Sensory Transduction
    1. Eye and Retina
    1. Photoreceptor
    1. Rods and Cones
    1. Color Vision
    1. Optic Nerve
    1. Optic Chiasm
    1. Visual Pathway
    1. Primary Visual Cortex
    1. Receptive Field
    1. Visual Field
    1. Ventral and Dorsal Streams
    1. Cochlea and Hair Cells
    1. Auditory Pathway
    1. Vestibular System
  • ...and 11 more

Clinical Exam, Imaging, and Treatment (CLIN)

Count: 25 concepts (9.9%)

Concepts:

    1. Local Anesthetic
    1. Visual Field Defect
    1. Levodopa
    1. Deep Brain Stimulation
    1. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
    1. Anti-Amyloid Antibody
    1. Antisense Oligonucleotide
    1. Gene Therapy
    1. Biomarker
    1. Return-to-Learn and Play
    1. BE-FAST Warning Signs
    1. Clot-Busting Treatment
    1. Seizure First Aid
    1. Psychiatric Medication
    1. Naloxone
  • ...and 10 more

Neuroanatomy (ANAT)

Count: 23 concepts (9.1%)

Concepts:

    1. Anatomical Directions
    1. Brain Planes and Sections
    1. Gray Matter
    1. White Matter
    1. Cerebral Cortex
    1. Frontal Lobe
    1. Parietal Lobe
    1. Temporal Lobe
    1. Occipital Lobe
    1. Corpus Callosum
    1. Thalamus
    1. Hypothalamus
    1. Brainstem
    1. Cerebellum
    1. Spinal Cord
  • ...and 8 more

Sleep, Emotion, and Stress (STATE)

Count: 23 concepts (9.1%)

Concepts:

    1. Consciousness
    1. Circadian Rhythm
    1. Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
    1. Melatonin
    1. Sleep Stages
    1. NREM Sleep
    1. REM Sleep
    1. Brain Waves
    1. Sleep and Memory
    1. Teen Sleep Needs
    1. Sleep Deprivation
    1. Orexin (Hypocretin)
    1. Emotion
    1. Limbic System
    1. Amygdala
  • ...and 8 more

Learning, Memory, and Cognition (COG)

Count: 21 concepts (8.3%)

Concepts:

    1. Learning
    1. Memory
    1. Short-Term Memory
    1. Working Memory
    1. Long-Term Memory
    1. Declarative Memory
    1. Procedural Memory
    1. Hippocampus
    1. Memory Consolidation
    1. Neuroplasticity
    1. Hebbian Learning
    1. Long-Term Potentiation
    1. Habituation and Sensitization
    1. Language Areas
    1. Broca's Area
  • ...and 6 more

Neurons and Glia (CELL)

Count: 19 concepts (7.5%)

Concepts:

    1. Nervous System
    1. Central Nervous System
    1. Peripheral Nervous System
    1. Neuron
    1. Dendrite
    1. Cell Body (Soma)
    1. Axon
    1. Axon Terminal
    1. Myelin Sheath
    1. Node of Ranvier
    1. Glial Cell
    1. Astrocyte
    1. Oligodendrocyte
    1. Schwann Cell
    1. Microglia
  • ...and 4 more

Development and Aging (DEV)

Count: 14 concepts (5.5%)

Concepts:

    1. Neural Tube
    1. Neurogenesis
    1. Neuronal Migration
    1. Synaptogenesis
    1. Synaptic Pruning
    1. Myelination Over Time
    1. Critical Period
    1. Adolescent Brain
    1. Prefrontal Maturation
    1. Reward Sensitivity in Teens
    1. Teratogen
    1. Nature and Nurture
    1. Normal Brain Aging
    1. Cognitive Reserve

Movement and Motor Control (MOTOR)

Count: 12 concepts (4.7%)

Concepts:

    1. Skeletal Muscle Contraction
    1. Motor Unit
    1. Reflex Arc
    1. Stretch Reflex
    1. Primary Motor Cortex
    1. Corticospinal Tract
    1. Upper vs Lower Motor Neuron
    1. Basal Ganglia
    1. Substantia Nigra
    1. Direct and Indirect Pathways
    1. Cerebellar Coordination
    1. Motor Learning

Research Methods and Careers (RES)

Count: 11 concepts (4.3%)

Concepts:

    1. Aplysia Model
    1. Patient H.M.
    1. Split-Brain Studies
    1. Functional MRI
    1. Scientific Method in Neuro
    1. Animal Models
    1. Research Ethics
    1. Correlation vs Causation
    1. Brain-Computer Interface
    1. Neuroscience Careers
    1. Pre-Med Pathway

Foundational Biology and Chemistry (FOUND)

Count: 4 concepts (1.6%)

Concepts:

    1. Cell Membrane
    1. Ion
    1. Protein
    1. Concentration Gradient

Recommendations

  • ✅ Excellent balance: Categories are evenly distributed (spread: 13.8%)
  • ✅ MISC category minimal: Good categorization specificity

Educational Use Recommendations

  • Use taxonomy categories for color-coding in graph visualizations
  • Design curriculum modules based on taxonomy groupings
  • Create filtered views for focused learning paths
  • Use categories for assessment organization
  • Enable navigation by topic area in interactive tools

Report generated by learning-graph-reports/taxonomy_distribution.py