HyperDic: cortical_area

English > 1 sense of the expression cortical area:
NOUNbodycortical area, cortical regionany of various regions of the cerebral cortex
English > cortical area: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny of various regions of the cerebral cortex.
Synonymcortical region
Part ofcerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortexThe layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
NarrowerBrodmann's areaOne of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture
association area, association cortexcortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information
auditory area, auditory cortexThe cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body
language area, language zoneA large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language
motor area, motor region, motor cortex, Rolando's area, excitable areaThe cortical area that influences motor movements
sensorimotor area, sensorimotor regionAn area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions
sensoriumThe areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world
striate cortex, striate area, first visual area, area 17 of Brodmann, Brodmann's area 17The 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
visual area, visual cortexThe cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus
Broaderarea, regionA part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
Spanishárea cortical, región cortical
Catalanàrea cortical, regió cortical

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