región cortical

Definitions of región cortical
  1. noun
    any of various regions of the cerebral cortex
    synonyms: área cortical
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    área de asociación
    cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information
    zona auditiva, área auditiva
    the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body
    región motora, área motora, área motriz
    the cortical area that influences motor movements
    zona sensomotriz, área sensomotora, área sensomotriz
    an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions
    área visual
    the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus
    type of:
    región, zona, área
    a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
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