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THALAMOCORTICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thalamocortical mean?
• THALAMOCORTICAL (adjective)
The adjective THALAMOCORTICAL has 1 sense:
1. relating to or connecting the cortex and thalamus
Familiarity information: THALAMOCORTICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or connecting the cortex and thalamus
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
the thalamocortical system
Pertainym:
cortical (of or relating to a cortex)
Context examples
This leads to a decrease in burst firing of thalamocortical neurons, which stabilizes the nerve activity in the brain and prevents seizures.
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