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Cortical area — A cortical area is a part of the cerebral cortex. Functionally Defined Often, a cortical area is functionally defined, i.e. its neurons share certain distinguishing functional properties. For example, they are activated by the same category of… … Wikipedia
cortical area — noun any of various regions of the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑cortical region • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑region • Hyponyms: ↑association area, ↑association cortex, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cortical — Having to do with the cortex, the outer portion of an organ. The outer portion of the adrenal gland is called the adrenal cortical part; the outer portion of the cerebrum is the cerebral cortical area (a key part of the brain responsible for… … Medical dictionary
cortical region — noun any of various regions of the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑cortical area • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑region • Hyponyms: ↑association area, ↑association cortex, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
area 17 of Brodmann — noun the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision • Syn: ↑striate cortex, ↑striate area, ↑first visual area, ↑Brodmann s area 17 •… … Useful english dictionary
Cortical magnification — describes how many neurons in an area of the visual cortex are responsible for processing a stimulus of a given size, as a function of visual field location. In the center of the visual field, corresponding to the fovea of the retina, a very… … Wikipedia
Cortical map — Cortical maps are collections (areas) of minicolumns in the brain cortex that have been identified as performing a specific information processing function (texture maps, color maps, contour maps, etc.). Cortical maps Cortical organization,… … Wikipedia
Cortical dysplasia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q04.6 ICD 9 742.4 Cortical dysplasia is a conge … Wikipedia
Cortical blindness — Classification and external resources ICD 10 H47.6 ICD 9 377.75 … Wikipedia
Cortical stimulation mapping — (CSM) is a type of electrocorticography which is used a method to determine the location in the brain where information of a certain kind is processed. Different parts of the brain are used for different functions; CSM attempts to find which part … Wikipedia
