frontal cortex

collocation in English

meaningsoffrontalandcortex

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frontal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfrʌn.təl/us
/ˈfrʌn.t̬əl/
relating to the front ...
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cortex
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɔː.teks/us
/ˈkɔːr.teks/
the outer layer, especially of the brain and ...
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(Definition offrontalandcortexfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Regions of interest were drawn manually over the striatum and thefrontalcortex.
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An area specialized for spatial working memory in humanfrontalcortex.
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There is no reason to suppose that abnormalities offrontalcortexand striatum are different from other parts of the brain in these respects.
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The development of thefrontalcortexis just a gross developmental and comparative index.
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These behavioural effects were accompanied by highly specific changes in dopamine levels in thefrontalcortex.
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Reduced minicolumns infrontalcortexin patients with autism.
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Effects of intralaminar thalamic lesions on sensory attention and motor intention in the rat: a comparison with lesions involvingfrontalcortexand hippocampus.
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Several days to a week later, we did another surgery to implant stimulating electrodes and place a swivelling recording base overfrontalcortex.
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There is sufficient evidence to implicate not onlyfrontalcortexbut posterior, superior parietal cortex, as well.
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Functional activation of the humanfrontalcortexduring the performance of verbal working memory tasks.
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The pre-optic area andfrontalcortexresponse peaked at 8 weeks and then tended to decay with time of infection.
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One interpretation of these data is that of waves traveling from primary and secondary visual cortical areas tofrontalcortex.
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Lesions of thefrontalcortexmay result in an inability to defer voiding once contractions of the bladder have begun.
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A large expansion of thefrontalcortex, which is associated with goal manipulations, occurred in humans.
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The production of appropriate behavior may rely heavily on the functionality of thefrontalcortex.
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First, structures that are abnormal in autism, such as thefrontalcortexand the cerebellum, normally participate in multiple neurobehavioral functions.
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More slowly maturing brain regions such asfrontalcortexhave a longer window of vulnerability than more rapidly maturing ones, such as the occipital cortex.
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Localized enlargement of thefrontalcortexin early autism.
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Regional analyses will indicate that vulnerable areas of injury include periventricular structures, the hippocampus, the striatum, and thefrontalcortex.
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