indirect pathway

collocation in English

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indirect
adjective
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/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/us
/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/
happening in addition to an intended result, often in a way that is complicated or ...
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pathway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɑːθ.weɪ/us
/ˈpæθ.weɪ/
a track that a person can ...
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This type ofindirectpathway, as yet undemonstrated, would not affect the analysis significantly.
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Thisindirectpathwayalso involves the subthalamic nucleus (a part of the thalamus), which receives signals from the cerebral cortex.
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Thus, striatal activity via the direct pathway exerts an inhibitory effect on neurons in the pars reticulata but an excitatory effect via theindirectpathway.
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Dopamine is thought to promote action by upregulating the direct pathway while suppressing theindirectpathway.
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Theindirectpathwayalso starts from neurons in the striatum.
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Simultaneously, in theindirectpathway, the motor cortices send activating signals to the caudate and putamen.
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There is anotherindirectpathwaypresent between the corpus striatum and part of the globus pallidus.
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While the net effect of the direct pathway is excitatory, the net effect of theindirectpathwayis inhibitory.
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Similar to the direct pathway, theindirectpathwayis regulated by striatal dopamine.
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Both direct and indirect pathways for this influence are known, although not always well understood.
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Dopamine therefore increases the excitatory effect of the direct pathway (causing movement) and reduces the inhibitory effect of theindirectpathway(preventing full inhibition of movement).
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While deregulation of either of these pathways can disturb motor output, hyperkinesia is thought to result from overactivity of the direct pathway and decreased activity from theindirectpathway.
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In the prenatal period, multiple unmeasurable and indirect pathways undoubtedly mediate the effects of maternal hormones and emotions, fetal neurodevelopment, and later temperament.
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If one considers indirect pathways with intermediating connections, there is of course bi-directional modulation possible in cortico-cortical relations.
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Overactivity of a direct pathway combined with decreased activity of anindirectpathwayresults in activation of thalamic neurons and excitation of cortical neurons, resulting in increased motor output.
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Dashed lines depict indirect pathways.
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Insulin appears to affect both glucokinase transcription and activity through multiple direct and indirect pathways.
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The direct and indirect pathways are therefore antagonist in their functions.
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This interaction is vital because the activity in the facial muscles is due to voluntary control of the direct and indirect pathways that are corticobulbar pathways.
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