optic lobe

collocation in English

meaningsofopticandlobe

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optic
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒp.tɪk/us
/ˈɑːp.tɪk/
a device attached to a bottle of spirits in a bar that measures the correct amount for one (= one ...
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lobe
noun[C]
uk
/ləʊb/us
/loʊb/
anatomyspecialized
any part of an organ that seems to be separate in some way from the rest, especially one of the parts of the brain, lungs, ...
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(Definition ofopticandlobefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Studies in the visual system have provided important insights into the mechanisms by which photoreceptor axons connect with their synaptic partners within theopticlobe.
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Intracellular recording and staining of directionally selective motion detecting neurons in flyopticlobe.
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With the exception of satellite glia, the other glial-cell subtypes so far identified in theopticlobeare equivalent to neuropil-associated glia.
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Instead, mutations that affect either migration or formation of glial cells in theopticlobehave been instrumental in providing experimental evidence.
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In addition to extrinsic regulation, the development of glial cells in theopticlobeis controlled by intrinsic mechanisms.
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But their eyes andopticlobewere much larger than that of modern humans.
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The lobula plate is one of the three stacks of the neuropils in the flysopticlobe.
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The polydnavirus was found to inhibit development of theopticlobeof the host, causing morphological differences.
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Axons exit the basal region of the inner segments and form the optic nerves leading to the optic lobes.
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Connecting the forebrain to the midbrain is the diencephalon (in the diagram, this structure is below the optic lobes and consequently not visible).
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Their nervous ganglia are concentrated in the visceral region, with recognisable optic lobes connected to the eyes.
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It consists of two olfactory lobes, two cerebral hemispheres, a pineal body, two optic lobes, a cerebellum and a medulla oblongata.
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A specific series of pulses sent to the optic lobes of the insect encouraged it to take flight.
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The midbrain or mesencephalon contains the two optic lobes.
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The forebrain is connected to the midbrain via the diencephalon (in the diagram, this structure is below the optic lobes and consequently not visible).
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