tectum
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Part of the brain that helps process sights and sounds
- noun
- /ˈtɛktəm/
- Specialized
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tecto
- Researchers found that the shape of the tectum influences how animals respond to visual stimuli.
This is called the optic tectum there, but it's a center.
- This is called the optic tectum there, but it's a center.
Examples
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The map of the retina in the tectum doesn't change.
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This is called the optic tectum there, but it's a center.
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If a frog can see using the optic tectum alone, why not Helen?
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But then the optic you should include the optic tectum, OK.
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It is flat and there is absolutely no optic tectum and no Telan kefalon.
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The optic tectum plays a crucial role in how frogs process visual information.
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In vertebrates, the tectum is essential for integrating sensory inputs from the eyes and ears.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tectum comes from the Latin tegere, 'to cover', because this part makes the 'roof' of the midbrain. That's why the brain tectum is named like a roof and helps with things like sight and hearing.
