Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated beneath the optic thalamus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Situated under the optic thalamus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
subthalamus
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Examples
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One guess was that electricity inhibited excess activity in a cluster of nerves called the subthalamic nucleus STN.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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One guess was that electricity inhibited excess activity in a cluster of nerves called the subthalamic nucleus STN.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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"Deep brain stimulation," or DBS, involves placing electrodes into a small region called the subthalamic nucleus, an area important for controlling movement.
Parkinson’s Treatment Tied to Impulsiveness | Impact Lab 2007
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DBS activates a part of the brain called the subthalamic nucleus, but it had been unclear which of the many cell types in the nucleus confer the therapeutic benefits that had been observed.
Seed - Light Mind Control William Harryman 2009
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Patients with Parkinson's have reduced levels of a chemical - GABA - in part of the brain known as the subthalamic nucleus.
BBC News - Home 2011
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As a result the doctors had to find another part of the brain to site the two electrodes, deciding on a small area called the subthalamic nucleus in the mid-brain region.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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There was increased activity in, and increased connectivity between, two regions: the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and an area of the midbrain called the subthalamic nucleus (STN).
Psychology Today < 2010
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The fMRI scans showed that a region of the brain known as the subthalamic nucleus (STN) was more active in the cases when the default was rejected.
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Neurologix's gene transfer approach to Parkinson's disease seeks to restore GABA -- and thus improve the patient's motor control -- by inserting the GAD gene back into an area of the brain called the subthalamic nucleus, a key regulatory center for movement.
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"Deep brain stimulation is basically a black box," says Guoping Feng, a neurobiologist at Duke University in Durham, N.C. Scientists know that inserting an electrical probe deep into the brain and stimulating an area known as the subthalamic nucleus can help people with Parkinson's disease overcome the disorder's neurological block on movement.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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