Usually means: Projection from cortex to subcortex.
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▸ adjective:  (anatomy) Describing a nerve fibre that originates in, and runs from, the cerebral cortex.

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corticifugal, corticoefferent, efferent, corticopetal, corticogeniculate, cerebrifugal, corticoneuronal, nucleocortical, corticonigral, cerebripetal, more...

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pyramidal, extrapyramidal, reticulospinal, rubrospinal, vestibulospinal, tectosp, more...

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corticifugal, corticoefferent, efferent, corticopetal, corticogeniculate, cerebrifugal, corticoneuronal, nucleocortical, corticonigral, cerebripetal, more...

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pyramidal, extrapyramidal, reticulospinal, rubrospinal, vestibulospinal, tectosp, more...



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