Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
corticoefferent .
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- adjective anatomy Describing a
nerve fibre that originates in, and runs from thecerebral cortex
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- adjective of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex
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Examples
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Although corticofugal inputs have been shown to modulate neuronal responses in the thalamus and midbrain, the behavioral importance of these changes remains unknown.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Victoria M Bajo 2010
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Although corticofugal inputs have been shown to modulate neuronal responses in the thalamus and midbrain, the behavioral importance of these changes remains unknown.
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Chomiak T, Peters S, Hu B (2008) Functional architecture and spike timing properties of corticofugal projections from rat ventral temporal cortex.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Lori-Ann R. Sacrey et al. 2009
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