adj
Alternative spelling of adrenocortical [(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.]
adj
Alternative form of adrenocortical [(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.]
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.
adj
Relating to, or produced by the adrenal cortex
n
(anatomy) The heterogenetic cortex; part of the cerebral cortex characterized by fewer cell layers than the neocortex (i.e. fewer than six)
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the allocortex
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala and the cerebral cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Emanating from the amygdala
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala
adj
Relating to, or connecting the antennas (or antennal lobes) and the brain (of an insect)
n
(anatomy) The frontal part of the cingulate cortex
adj
(immunology) That is active within the brain or cerebral cortex
n
(anatomy) Part of the allocortex, specifically three layered hippocampal cortexes necessary for hippocampus formation
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the archicortex
adj
(anatomy) relating to both hippocampi of the brain
adj
(anatomy) relating to the medulla oblongata and the thalamus
adj
Relating to the corpus callosum
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sulcus between the corpus callosum and the cingulate gyrus.
n
(anatomy) corpus callosum
n
(neuroanatomy) a nucleus within each hemisphere of the brain, sitting astride the thalamus and located near the center of the brain.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the caudate and lenticular nuclei of the corpus striatum in the brain.
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the caudate nucleus and the thalamus
adj
(linguistics, obsolete) Retroflex.
n
(neuroanatomy) The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex
adj
Carrying material away from the cerebrum
adj
Caused by activity in the cerebral cortex
n
(biochemistry, obsolete) An oily reddish fluid found in brain tissue.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the foot.
adj
(anatomy) Both cerebral and pleural.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord).
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the ventricles of the brain
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to a cingulum.
n
(anatomy) The medial part of the cortex, between the corpus callosum to the cingulate sulcus
n
(anatomy) A section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the fornicate gyrus, which arches over the corpus callosum.
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the corpus callosum
adj
(anatomy) Around the cerebrum.
n
(neuroanatomy) A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the locus coeruleus
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the locus coeruleus and the spine
adj
Pertaining to the connection between the inferior colliculus or superior colliculus and the geniculate nucleus.
adj
Relating to the collothalamus.
adj
That lacks a commissure
n
(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
n
(anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ; cortex.
n
(biology) The evolutionary migration of brain function to the cortex
adv
With respect to, or via the cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the cerebral cortex
adj
(anatomy) Leading toward the cerebral cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the amygdala
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia
adj
Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the brainstem, especially with regard to the corticobulbar tract, a white matter pathway connecting the two.
adj
(anatomy) cortical and bulbospinal
adj
Of or pertaining to the cortex and the corpus callosum.
adj
Centred on the cerebral cortex
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the colliculus of the midbrain
adj
(anatomy) That connects one cortex with another.
n
(cytology) A cortical cell (of the brain)
adj
Leading outward from the cerebral cortex
adj
(anatomy) Describing a nerve fibre that originates in, and runs from, the cerebral cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Going from the cortex to the geniculate nucleus.
adj
(anatomy) cortical and gyral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the hypothalamus
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cortex and limbic system.
adj
Relating to the cortex and medulla.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or joining, the renal medulla and cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the meninges of the cerebral cortex
adj
Relating to the cerebral cortex and mesencephalon.
n
(anatomy) A motor neuron of the primary motor cortex
adj
Relating to the cerebral cortex and motor neurons
adj
relating to the cerebral cortex and to muscles
adj
(anatomy) cortical and neuronal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the substantia nigra
adj
(anatomy, physiology) Relating to the renal medulla and papilla.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the peduncles.
adj
(anatomy) Describing a nerve fibre that runs towards the cerebral cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the pons.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the pulvinar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to cortex and reticulum.
adj
Relating to the cortex and the red nucleus of the midbrain.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the septal area of the cortex of the brain
adj
Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a striatum
adj
Alternative form of corticostriatal [(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a striatum]
adj
cortical and striatothalamic
adj
Relating to, or connecting the cortex and subcortex
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a tectum
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the temporal lobe
adj
Of or pertaining to the cortex and the thalamus
adj
From the cerebral cortex to the thalamus and back to the cerebral cortex.
adj
Alternative form of cortical [(anatomy) Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.]
adj
(mycology) Of or relating to a cortina.
adj
Relating to the cribellum.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cytocortex
n
(anatomy) A serrated section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the hippocampus.
n
(anatomy) A cluster of neurons, in each hemisphere of the cerebellum, that links it with the rest of the brain.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the dentate nucleus and the red nucleus of the brain
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the dentate nucleus and the thalamus
adj
(physiology) Of or relating to the electrical activity of the cerebral cortex
n
(anatomy) The inside layer of a cortex
adj
Above a cortex; relating to the epicortex
adj
(anatomy) Outside the cerebellum.
adj
(anatomy) Describing that part of the cortex next to the striate cortex
n
(anatomy) A horseshoe-shaped section of the cerebral cortex, comprising the cingulate gyrus and the parahippocampal gyrus.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the front of the cortex
adj
(anatomy) Going from the geniculate nucleus to the cortex.
adj
Relating to the geniculate nucleus and the extrastriate cortex
adj
(anatomy) geniculate and striate
n
A thin strip of gray matter that surrounds the central canal of the spinal cord and, along with the anterior white commissure, connects the two halves of the cord.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the hippocampus and the cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the hippocampus and the septum of the brain
n
(biochemistry, dated) A body similar to, or identical with, cerebrin.
adj
(physiology) Describing the pathway from the cortex to the globus pallidus via the subthalamus and bypassing the striatum
n
The part of the avian forebrain associated with intelligence.
adj
(anatomy) Beneath a cortex
adj
Of or relating to a cortical region in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which is important in tonic inhibition of subcortical structures and emotional responses such as fear.
n
(anatomy) The major part of the cerebral cortex
adj
Of or pertaining to the isocortex
adj
(anatomy, medicine) Abutting the cerebral cortex (and thus involving subcortical U-fibers), as with juxtacortical white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis.
n
(anatomy) The region between the isocortex and the allocortex
adj
(anatomy) Describing a fibrous subdivision of the inferior cerebellar peduncle
n
(anatomy) Any of several granular regions of the cerebral cortex associated with visual, somatic and auditory senses.
adj
Relating to the koniocortex.
adj
(anatomy) Describing a sensory pathway that conducts impulses of touch etc to the cortex
adj
Alternative form of lenticulostriate [(anatomy) Relating to the lentiform nucleus and the striatum]
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lenticulostriate arteries (a group of small arteries arising at the commencement of the middle cerebral artery) or the territory supplied by those arteries.
adj
Relating to the white matter of the brain
n
(anatomy) An area of the cerebral cortex on the medial surface of each cerebral hemisphere
n
(neurology) A small nucleus located bilaterally in the pons.
n
(anatomy) The cerebral cortex.
n
(anatomy) The area between the allocortex and isocortex
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the mesocortex and limbic system
adj
(neuroanatomy) Relating to the middle part of the limbic system
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the middle of the telencephalon
adj
Relating to the middle of a cortex
n
(anatomy) The part of the cerebral cortex involved in motion
adj
Of or pertaining to the neocortex
n
(anatomy) That part of the corpus striatum that is more recently developed
n
Part of the diencephalon that receives input from the thalamus and projects to the association areas of the neocortex.
adj
(anatomy) relating to the substantia nigra and the thalamus
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the nuclei and cortex of the cerebellum
n
A dopaminergic nucleus found near the most anterior portion of the caudate nucleus.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the occiput and the cerebral cortex
n
(neuroanatomy) Initialism of periaqueductal gray. [(anatomy) The region surrounding the cerebral aqueduct in the midbrain, playing an important role in analgesia.]
n
Alternative form of paleocortex [(anatomy) A layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure]
n
(anatomy) A layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure
adj
Relating to the paleocortex
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the globus pallidus and the cerebral cortex
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the globus pallidus and the substantia nigra
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the globus pallidus and the striatum
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the globus pallidus and the subthalamus
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the globus pallidus and the tegmentum
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the globus pallidus and the thalamus
adj
Across or throughout the cerebellum
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or above a corresponding cingulate structure
adj
Relating to the paracortex.
n
(anatomy) The lateral part of the flocculus of the cerebellum
n
(anatomy) A section of the cerebral cortex that surrounds the hippocampus and which is the lower part of the fornicate gyrus.
adj
(anatomy) Beyond or over a corresponding limbic structure
adj
Beyond the olivary body
adj
(anatomy) Located near the subthalamus
n
(anatomy) The cerebellum.
adj
(anatomy) parietal and cerebellar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the peduncle and pons of the brain
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the allocortex
n
(neuroanatomy) The area surrounding the cerebral aqueduct
n
(anatomy) The region surrounding the cerebral aqueduct in the midbrain, playing an important role in analgesia.
adj
(anatomy) Of, relating to, or occurring in tissue surrounding the corpus callosum.
n
Abbreviation of pregenual anterior cingulate cortex.
n
(neuroanatomy) A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.
adj
(neuroanatomy) Of or pertaining to the pons in the brain stem.
adj
(anatomy) pontine and bulbar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the pons and the medulla oblongata
adj
(anatomy) posterior and cortical
adj
Alternative form of precerebellar [In front of the cerebellum]
adj
(anatomy) That leads to the cerebrum
adj
(anatomy) That develops into the cortex (of the brain)
adj
Relating to the prefrontal cortex
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the prefrontal cortex.
n
(anatomy) A region of neurons between the thalamus and the midbrain
adj
relating to the proisocortex
adj
(anatomy) That projects to the medulla oblongata
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the thalamic reticular nucleus
adj
Relating to the retina and cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the retina, thalamus and the cerebral cortex
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the inferior olive and the parvocellular red nucleus
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hypothalamus and its septum
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the septum pellucidum and the globus pallidus of the brain
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the septum pellucidum and the corpus striatum of the brain
n
(anatomy) The region of the cerebral cortex that receives somatic signals from the thalamus.
n
(anatomy) The vermis, together with parts of the hemispheres of the brain; it regulates body movement
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the spinal cord and the cerebral cortex
adj
(anatomy) spinal and reticulocerebellar
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the spine, thalamus and cerebral cortex
adj
(biology) Pertaining to the corpus striatum.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the striate cortex of the brain
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the corpus striatum and the amygdala
adj
(anatomy) striatal and cortical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the front of the corpus striatum
adj
(anatomy) That radiates from the corpus striatum
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connecting, the striatum and the globus pallidus.
adj
Alternative form of striatopallidal [(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connecting, the striatum and the globus pallidus.]
n
A patch of tissue within the striatum
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex
adv
In terms of, or in relation to, the subcortex.
n
(anatomy) A brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the subthalamus and the substantia nigra
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the mesencephalic tectum and the spinal cord
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the tectum and the thalamus
n
(neuroanatomy) The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the thalamus and the cerebral cortex.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the thalamus and the cortex and striatum of the brain
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the corpus striatum and the thalamus.
adj
(anatomy) Between the two parts of the cerebral cortex
n
A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior extension of its transverse fibers.
adj
Connected to three cortical plates
n
(anatomy) A tract of white matter in the human brain that connects limbic and frontal parts.
n
A part of the midbrain, close to the substantia nigra and the red nucleus, that contains dopamine and serotonin.
n
(anatomy) A narrow, worm-like structure found in animal brains between the hemispheres of the cerebellum; it is the site of termination of the spinocerebellar pathways that carry subconscious proprioception.
n
(neuroanatomy) Any of four nuclei in the medulla oblongata on each side of the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain in which fibers of the vestibular nerve terminate.
n
(anatomy) The part of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information
adj
Relating to the visual cortex
n
(neuroanatomy) Initialism of ventral tegmental area. [The ventral tegmentum]
n
(anatomy) The innermost layer of the adrenal cortex, responsible for the production of precursor androgens including dehydroepiandrosterone and androstenedione from cholesterol.
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