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(neuroanatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.
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not using or involving the brain
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In terms of, or by means of, the adrenal cortex.
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Relating to the amygdala and hippocampus.
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(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala and the piriform cortex
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(anatomy) Synonym of cerebral aqueduct
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(neuroanatomy) Relating to the cerebral aqueduct.
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(biology) Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.
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One of the various numbered regions of the human cerebral cortex based on its cytoarchitectonics, or structure and organization of cells.
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The corpus striatum in rodents
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(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.
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(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
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(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the retina
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A specific type of brain shared by animals that have similar behaviour
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A region in the brain posterior to the medulla oblongata, below the cerebellum; cerebrospinal fluid enters from the fourth ventricle.
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Moving out from the colliculus
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(anatomy) Calcified structures in the pineal gland and other areas of the brain such as the choroid plexus.
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(anatomy) The striated mass of white and grey matter in front of the thalamus on each side of the brain
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(archaeology) The outer surface of a piece of flint.
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Both cortical and cancellous.
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(physiology) Relating to the brain and kinematics of the hand
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Alternative form of corticomotoneuronal [Relating to the cerebral cortex and motor neurons]
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Relating to corticomotoneurons
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(physiology, neuroscience) Initialism of chemoreceptor trigger zone. [(physiology, neuroscience) An area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other structures in the vomiting center to initiate vomiting.]
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(neuroanatomy) A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
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(anatomy) On the inside of the cortex (especially of bone)
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Relating to an exocortex.
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(anatomy) extrageniculate and striate
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Relating to the extrastriatum
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Either of two pairs of structures situated on the lower surface of the thalamus that relay sensory impulses to the cortex, the lateral geniculate nucleus, which relays visual impulses, and the medial geniculate nucleus, which relays auditory impulses.
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(anatomy) Describing that part of the geniculate nucleus that receives sensory impulses
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(anatomy) A group of axons that connect neurons in the lateral geniculate nucleus to the primary visual cortex
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(biology) A millimeter-sized colour module found beyond the visual area V2 in the brain's parvocellular pathway.
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The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.
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The part of the avian pallium (cerebral cortex) that is involved in vision
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(anatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.
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(anatomy) Between the two caudate nuclei
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(anatomy) A distinctive subdivision of the lateral geniculate complex in some rodents that participates in the regulation of circadian rhythm
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Between the two parts of the thalamus.
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(anatomy) Within the lateral geniculate nucleus
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(anatomy) A passage, especially the passage between the third and fourth ventricles in the brain; the cerebral aqueduct.
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Alternative form of juxtamedullary [(anatomy) Next to the edge of the medulla of the kidney.]
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(neuroanatomy) The nucleus of the thalamus which receives input from the optic tract.
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(anatomy) Relating to the lentiform nucleus and the striatum
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(neuroanatomy) Initialism of lateral geniculate nucleus. [(neuroanatomy) The nucleus of the thalamus which receives input from the optic tract.]
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(anatomy) the middle part of a cortical lobule in the kidney
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Having a medulla; medullated
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Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
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Relating to, or situated in the middle of the corpus striatum
n
A vertical column of neurons through the cortical layers of the brain.
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(neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.
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neurological and cortical
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Relating to the substantia nigra and the globus pallidus.
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Pertaining to a neural connection between the substantia nigra and the striatum.
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(anatomy) The boundary between the substantia nigra and the striatum
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(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the basal ganglia nuclei and the internal capsule.
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The nucleus which received is connected to the ventral tegmental area and the prefrontal cortex.
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Relating to the olivary nucleus and spine.
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Alternative spelling of paleospinothalamic [(anatomy) Of or related to the primitive transmission system for diffuse pain.]
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(anatomy) Of or related to the primitive transmission system for diffuse pain.
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Relating to the paleostriatum.
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(anatomy) of or pertaining to the globus pallidus
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(anatomy) Leading out from the globus pallidus
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(anatomy) Relating to the corpus pallidus and the corpus Luysii
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(anatomy) The globus pallidus.
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Beyond the gigantocellular reticular nucleus
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(anatomy) Surrounding a cortex
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(anatomy) Surrounding the corpus striatum.
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(anatomy) The structure, located near the pia, that develops into the cortical plate
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Relating to the prethalamus
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Relating to the procerebrum.
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(anatomy) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
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Relating to the putamen
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(anatomy) A major collection of axons that transmits nerve impulses from the motor cortex to the spinal cord.
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Specifically, the title nucleus involved in the rubrospinal movement pathway.
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Part of the brain that is involved in actions such as awaking/sleeping cycle, and filtering incoming stimuli to discriminate irrelevant background stimuli
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Pertaining to, or connecting the reticular formation in the brainstem and the spinal cord
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(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the retina and the midbrain colliculus
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Relating to the retina and the geniculostriate pathway
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Relating to the retina and the thalamus
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A thin layer of not very densely packed neurons lying between the facial nucleus and the ventral surface of the medulla, which serves as a CO₂ and H⁺ sensor for regulating breathing.
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(anatomy) Relating to the red nucleus of the midbrain
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(anatomy) Initialism of supplementary motor area. [(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.]
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the somatic sensory cortex
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(biology) Ascending pathway in the white matter of the spinal cord, positioned closely to the lateral spinothalamic tract.
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(anatomy) Relating to the spine and the thalamic reticular nucleus
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(anatomy) The caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus considered as a single structure
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The part of the brain that lies directly below the cortex.
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(neuroanatomy, anatomy) A collection of brainstem nuclei involved in hearing.
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Relating to an optic system in avian brains associated with the optic tectum.
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(anatomy) Relating to the tectum and the pulvinar
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(neuroanatomy) Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area
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A structure in the brain, being a band of fibers running along the lateral margin of the ventricular surface of the thalamus.
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That passes out of the thalamus
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(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the thalamus and either of the geniculate nuclei
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(anatomy) Relating to the thalamus and the lenticular nucleus.
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(anatomy, of a neuron) That receives stimuli from the thalamus
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(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the thalamus and the striatum
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(medicine) of the cortical association fibres that pass between nonadjacent convolutions of the brain
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(anatomy) trigeminal reticular
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A brainordinate within the white matter
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