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rolandic

rolandic

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Relating to the central part of the brain that controls movement
  • adjective
  • /roʊˈlændɪk/
  • Specialized
: rolándico
  • Damage to the rolandic region can lead to difficulties in controlling voluntary movements.

Examples

  • Researchers discovered unusual activity in the rolandic cortex while observing patients during speech tasks.

  • All were older than Creutzfeldt's patient and demonstrated a destructive process in the cerebral cortex, especially in the rolandic region, caudate, putamen, and thalamus.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The study focused on the rolandic areas of the brain to understand their role in motor function.

Surface Forms

rolandic positive

Morphology

rolandic = Roland (opaque) = roland + ic

The adjective is formed from an eponym (a proper name for an anatomist) and denotes a specific brain region, which is not deducible for average learners from the base name.

Etymology

Rolandic comes from the name of the Italian doctor Rolando and the ending -ic, which means 'related to'. Because Rolando named the central brain groove that helps control movement, rolandic now means 'relating to the central area of the brain that controls movement'.