| thalamus |
A mass of gray matter (nerve cells) located deep in the brain that is responsible for motor control and serves as a relay center for sensory signals.
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| thalamus |
The key relay station for information from the sensory pathways to the cerebral cortex.
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| thalidomide |
A sedative and hypnotic drug C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 that has been the cause of malformation of infants born to mothers using it during pregnancy. Thalidomide acts as an antiangiogenic agent and therefore can be inhibitory for bone formation.
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| thalamotomy |
A surgical operation in which surgeons destroy small areas of the thalamus in order to alleviate one-sided tremor
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| thalamus |
A small bundle of tissue located in the midbrain grey matter that is destroyed during thalamotomy. It is the main relay station for sensory impulses that reach the brain cortex from other parts of the brain and the spinal cord
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