dorsolateral
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- adjective
- /ˌdɔrsəˈlætərəl/
- Specialized
- It was found that the improvised condition was characterized by reduced activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain thought to be involved in the planning, organization, and execution of behaviors.
- dorsolateral prefrontal
- dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
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Watch on YouTubeSo that the heart very consistently seems to be the end organ of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
- So that the heart very consistently seems to be the end organ of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
Examples
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And for this task in general, the harder it gets, the more you turn on dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
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There is evidence that within the prefrontal cortex, the dorsolateral region may be preferentially affected.
Academic text (2014) -
For the first one, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex part of the brain worked to stop activity in the hippocampus brain region.
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For instance, when bilingual people have to switch between naming pictures in Spanish and naming them in English, they show increased activation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a brain region associated with cognitive skills like attention and inhibition.
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The dorsolateral region of the fish is where its scales are most pronounced.
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In mammals, the dorsolateral area refers to the side of the back that contains important muscles.
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The dorsolateral aspect of the animal's body was examined for signs of injury.
Synonyms
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On the back and side of a body part like the knee or hip
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dorsolateral joins dorsal ('back') and lateral ('side'). So something called dorsolateral is on both the back and the side of a body or organ, which helps explain why scientists use the word for the part between the back and the side.