basal ganglion

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noun Anatomy.

any of several masses of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere.

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Origin of basal ganglion

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby basal ganglion

basal cell, basal cell carcinoma, basal conglomerate, basal disk, basal ganglia, basal ganglion, basal metabolic rate, basal metabolism, basal reader, basal ridge, basalt

How to use basal ganglion in a sentence

The general brain region, the basal ganglia, responded more strongly to the randomized syllables, whereas the auditory cortex, a much more specialized region, responded more strongly to the structured word speeches.
Dogs can understand more complex words than we thought|Margo Milanowski|November 1, 2021|Popular-Science
Cognitive processes, he argued, take place in the limbic lobe of the brain, whereas behavioral memory is centered in the basal ganglia.
Mortimer Mishkin, neuroscientist who unlocked mysteries of the brain, dies at 94|Emily Langer|October 7, 2021|Washington Post
Procedural memories, supported by the basal ganglia, let us remember how to carry out habitual behaviors like riding a bike.
How technology can let us see and manipulate memories|Joshua Sariñana|August 25, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Coffee Consumption Associated with Decreased Risk for Basal-Cell Carcinoma.
Can Coffee Save Your Life?|Anneli Rufus|October 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST

It makes out of the savage raw material which is our basal mental stuff, a citizen.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The specimens from Honduras have a basal cusp on the hinder edge of the lower canine.
A Synopsis of the American Bats of the Genus Pipistrellus|Walter W. Dalquest
Prothorax two-thirds wider than long, sides parallel in basal half, convergent anteriorly.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, March 1917|Various
Out of this basal belief have sprung up the stories that relate the deeds of the 'hidden' saints.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
There must therefore be an isolated ganglion in front and two ganglia, close to each other, about two-fifths of an inch back.
More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre