AUCUBA japonica 'Picturata'. Aucuba japonica 'Picturata' (formerly 'Aureo-maculata') - Picturata Gold Dust Plant, Japanese Aucuba. 1  Much like Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' in growth habit and culture, except leaves are centered with yellow and dark green edges are spotted with yellow.2  All plants of this variety are female.UCUBA japonica 'Picturata'. Aucuba japonica 'Picturata' (formerly 'Aureo-maculata') - Picturata Gold Dust Plant, Japanese Aucuba. 1  Much like Aucuba japonica 'Variegata' in growth habit and culture, except leaves are centered with yellow and dark green edges are spotted with yellow.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The vertebrate brain is the main part of the central nervous system. In vertebrates (and most other animals) the brain is at the front, in the head. It is protected by the skull and close to the main senses of vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell.
A collection of specialized cells (neurons) in the head that regulates behavior as well as sensory and motor functions. The three main parts of the brain in vertebrates are the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brainstem that connects them with each other and with the spinal cord (see illustration).