adj
(anatomy) Relating to the nucleus accumbens.
n
(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
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(neuroanatomy) A region of the brain, lying mainly in the anterolateral region of the parietal lobe, involved in transferring visual information to Wernicke's area and in various linguistic, cognitive, and other functions.
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Relating to both the anterior and posterior commissures
adj
(uncommon) Of or pertaining to the brain.
n
(anatomy) A group of neurons located in the rostral ventrolateral medulla and ventral respiratory column in mammals. It plays an important role in controlling breathing and responding to hypoxia.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated near, the calcar of the brain.
adv
With reference to, or by means of the corpus callosum
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the brain and the medulla oblongata
n
(physiology) Alternative spelling of cerebral localization [(physiology) The localization of the control of special functions, as of sight or of the various movements of the body, in special regions of the brain.]
adj
Relating to cerebration.
adj
Resembling the outer surface of the brain
adj
(physiology, of nerve fibers) Going from the spinal cord to the brain, so as to transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges
adj
(anatomy) Directed towards the brain
n
(anatomy) cerebral ventricle
n
(neuroanatomy) A collection of white matter fibers projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal cortex in the brain, allowing for communication between components of the limbic system.
adj
Surrounding the striate cortex of the brain
adj
Of or relating to the colliculus.
n
(neuroanatomy) In mammals, a broad band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
n
A white band on the edge of the cornu inferius of the lateral ventricle of the brain.
adj
Of or pertaining to the deutocerebrum
adj
Of or pertaining to that part of the brain exterior to the entorhinal cortex
n
The telencephalic terminal of the collothalamic pathway in birds
adj
Of or relating to that part of the brain within the rhinal cortex, or to the entorhinal cortex.
n
(anatomy) A part of the brain which, together with the hippocampus, is important to memory functions
n
(anatomy) A thin layer of polysaccharide on the surface of the cortex
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the flocculus.
n
(neuroanatomy) A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
n
the deepest part of a sulcus, such as the sulci in the human cerebral cortex.
adj
(anatomy) geniculate and hypothalamic
n
(anatomy) The inner part of the lenticular nucleus of the brain.
n
(anatomy) A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.
n
(anatomy) Either half of the forebrain
n
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.
n
A thin layer of gray matter over the dorsal surface of the corpus callosum
n
(anatomy) Part of the human brain involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory; includes amygdala, cingulate gyrus, fornicate gyrus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, mammillary body, nucleus accumbens, orbitofrontal cortex and parahippocampal gyrus.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the mammillary body and the tegmentum
n
A large ascending bundle of heavily myelinated axons that decussate in the brain stem, specifically in the medulla; it is formed by the crossings of internal arcuate fibers.
n
(anatomy) Part of the inferior boundary for the hypothalamus in the human brain.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the central part of the cerebrum.
n
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The lower portion of the brainstem.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the medulla oblongata
adj
(anatomy) Having a medulla.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the meninges and cerebral cortex.
n
(neuroanatomy) The cerebral aqueduct.
n
(anatomy) The pons Varolii.
adj
(anatomy) mesocortical and striatal
n
(anatomy) An area of tissue at the junction of the mesencephalon and the pons.
adj
Situated, or originating behind the cerebrum
n
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A composite structure of the thalamus, consisting of the medial geniculate nucleus and the lateral geniculate nucleus.
n
(neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.
adj
Of or pertaining to the medulla oblongata.
n
(anatomy) Either of a pair of prominent oval structures in the medulla oblongata, the lower portion of the brainstem, containing the olivary nuclei.
n
(neuroanatomy) An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
adj
(anatomy) opercular and premotor
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to a horseshoe-shaped strip of grey matter in the brain, comprising the Kölliker-Fuse nucleus, the lateral parabrachial nucleus, and the medial parabrachial nucleus.
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus
adj
(anatomy) Describing a sensory pathway, parallel to the lemniscal pathway, that conducts impulses of touch etc to the region of the cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Over or beyond the substantia nigra
adj
(anatomy) Beyond the pyramidal tract
adj
Above or beyond the corpus striatum
adj
Beyond or over the striatum
adj
(anatomy) Around a commissure.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pons and mesencephalon
n
Alternative form of precuneus [(anatomy) A division of the medial surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum.]
n
(anatomy) The anterior part of the medulla oblongata.
n
(neuroanatomy) An area of the neocortex
n
The connecting ridge between the two halves of the medulla oblongata or the tegmentum of the midbrain.
adj
Relating to the retina and the cerebral cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Behind the insula of the cerebral cortex
adj
(anatomy) Behind the Rolandic area of the brain
n
The retrosplenial cortex
adj
Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial.
n
(anatomy) Any of ten layers of grey matter in the brain.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the rhombencephalon
n
(anatomy) A thin triangular vertical membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain. It runs as a sheet from the corpus callosum down to the fornix.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the spinal cord and the medulla oblongata
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the spine and the reticular formation
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the spinal cord and the thalamus.
n
The most inferior component of the hippocampal formation, lying between the entorhinal cortex and the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus proper
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the subthalamus
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the subthalamus and the globus pallidus
n
(anatomy) A structure on the tectum that receives neural projections directly from the retina. It is the primary area of the brain thought to be involved in saccadic eye movements, and is also thought to be involved in hand-eye coordination.
n
(anatomy) A part of the primate cerebral cortex that contributes to the control of movement, located on the midline surface of the brain hemisphere anterior to the primary motor cortex leg representation.
adj
(anatomy, physiology) Relating to a supplemental motor area of the brain
n
(anatomy) Synonym of cerebral aqueduct
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the tectum and the medulla oblongata
adj
of or pertaining to the tectorium
adj
That moves between, or connects one tectum and another
adj
Of or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon.
adj
Relating to the telencephalon
adj
(anatomy) Related to the tetrapyramid
n
(archaic, anatomy) The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body.
n
(neuroanatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
adj
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) One of the four connected ventricles of the mammalian brain
n
(anatomy, dated) The anterior corticospinal tract.
adj
Synonym of monocortical
n
(anatomy) A horizontally elongated region of grey matter in the subthalamus, of unknown function.
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