| thalamocortical |
relating to or connecting the cortex and thalamus; "the thalamocortical system"
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| thalamus |
large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
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| thalamic animal |
an animal in which the brain stem has been transected just above the thalamus.
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| thalamotomy |
First introduced in the 1950s, thalamotomy is an invasive procedure, primarily effective for tremors such as those associated with Parkinson's Disease (PD), where a selected portion of the thalamus is surgically destroyed (ablated). Neurosurgeons use specialized equipment to precisely locate an area of the thalamus, usually choosing to work on only one side (the side opposite that of the worst tremors). ...
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| thalamus |
That portion of the forebrain responsible for the recognition of sensory stimuli and the relay of sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
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