basal ganglia
Britishplural noun
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The basal ganglia receives signals from the motor cortex as skaters leap and twirl in the air.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024
Additionally, basal ganglia abnormalities could potentially serve as early biomarkers of an increased likelihood of developmental language problems.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2024
The basal ganglia lie deep in the brain, below the cerebral cortex.
From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023
First, they saw that the brain structure that strongly depends on dopamine, the basal ganglia, is indeed damaged and shows much less activity in people with Parkinson's than in healthy volunteers.
From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023
Finally, there are the large nerve masses at the base of the brain known as the basal ganglia, which contain the nerve centers for the co-ordination of the other three.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
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