ventromedial
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- adjective
- /ˌvɛntrəʊˈmiːdiəl/
- Specialized
- They studied ten patients with damage to their ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), ten patients with damage to areas outside the vmPFC, and sixteen patients without brain damage but who had experienced life-threatening medical events.
- ventromedial hypothalamus
- ventromedial cortex
- ventromedial area
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Watch on YouTubeBut today we're going to talk a lot about the so-called VMH or ventromedial hypothalamus.
- But today we're going to talk a lot about the so-called VMH or ventromedial hypothalamus.
- And then with the prefrontal cortex, we saw something similar in the ventromedial area of the prefrontal cortex.
- And the fact is that it did work and we were able to trigger aggression in this region using optogenetic stimulation of ventromedial hypothalamus.
Examples
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The ventromedial area of the brain is crucial for controlling hunger and emotions.
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In addition, applying electrical stimulation to the ventromedial hypothalamic zone altered the local concentration of noradrenaline in the general musculocutaneous bed and increased serum catecholamines by 75.
Academic text (2016) -
And I pointed out the ventromedial nucleus, because this central nucleus, which is here, can you see my pointer there?
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The ventromedial prefrontal cortex is highlighted in red.
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But today we're going to talk a lot about the so-called VMH or ventromedial hypothalamus.
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They tend to spare the ventromedial area for the most part, and they generally don't cross the midline.
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And then with the prefrontal cortex, we saw something similar in the ventromedial area of the prefrontal cortex.
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Some of the more interesting evidence cited in favor of sentimentalism comes from patients with adult-onset bilateral damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPC).
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Part of it seems to be concentrated in the ventromedial and orbital frontal cortex, the parts of the brain that kind of sit above the eyeballs, as well as the superior temporal sulcus farther back.
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Research shows that the ventromedial cortex plays a key role in decision-making processes.
Synonyms
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Toward the front and middle of a body part
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ventromedial comes from two parts: ventro- meaning 'belly' (as in ventral, the underside) and medial meaning 'middle' or 'near the center'. So ventromedial describes a spot on the front or belly side that is close to the body's middle.