cortical region
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- noun
- /ˈkɔrtɪkəl ˈriːdʒən/
- Specialized
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región cortical
- The frontal cortex has demonstrably greater volume loss compared with other cortical regions (occipital, parietal, or temporal).
- a single cortical region
- other cortical regions
Examples
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By contrast, although many other cortical regions also exhibited task-related activity, optogenetic inhibition in those regions had no effect on behavior.
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While fronto-cortical regions are implicated in social interaction behaviors, the sensory systems, somatosensory area, and amygdala appear to be the most influential regions (Baron-Cohen et al., 1999).
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Can single cortical regions act as hubs that are necessary for the generation of this state?
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Hyperactivity and impulsivity characteristics occur as physical conditions in the cortical region of the brain that regulates activity and impulse control.
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Our findings reveal that apparently local patterns of activity in the cortex are in fact globally coordinated; that this representation is shared across many areas, but with distinct patterns in specific cell types; and that a single cortical region is necessary both for the behavior and for these globally coordinated dynamics.
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This analysis sought to distinguish between Go and No-Go trials based on the activity of each cell or cortical region in each trial (Chen et al., 2013a).
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This registration process was verified to be accurate and reproducible based on the visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli data that each aligned with the corresponding cortical region.
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We further demonstrate that a single premotor cortical region responsible for the production of goal-directed licking behavior is necessary for these global cortical dynamics in response to task cues.
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In contrast, after similar silencing of the barrel cortex (Figure 6D, fourth row, yellow arrows), other cortical regions maintained largely indistinguishable levels of activation.
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The cortical region responsible for memory is crucial for information retention.
Synonyms
A part of the brain's outer layer that does a specific job
How Complex
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'area of the cerebral cortex' is directly and compositionally derived from 'cortical' (relating to the outer layer/cortex) + 'region' (an area). Although somewhat technical vocabulary, the relation is literal and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Cortical region comes from cortical meaning the brain's outer layer and region meaning a small 'area'. So a cortical region is a particular part of that outer layer that helps us do things like see or move.