thalamus
Anatomy. the middle part of the diencephalon through which sensory impulses pass to reach the cerebral cortex.
Botany. a receptacle or torus.
Also called thalamium. an apartment for women in an ancient Greek house.
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Origin of thalamus
1Other words from thalamus
- tha·lam·ic [thuh-lam-ik], /θəˈlæm ɪk/, adjective
- tha·lam·i·cal·ly, adverb
- post·tha·lam·ic, adjective
- sub·tha·lam·ic, adjective
- trans·tha·lam·ic, adjective
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How to use thalamus in a sentence
This pathway leads from the hippocampus—a brain region that controls learning and memory—to the thalamus, which acts as a sort of sensory information relay station in the brain.
Eight ways scientists are unwrapping the mysteries of the human brain | Hannah Thomasy | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe thalamus sits in the center of the brain and processes information from the senses before sending relevant signals up to the cortex.
Psychedelics Open a New Window on the Mechanisms of Perception - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Anil Ananthaswamy | July 7, 2021 | NautilusThen Preller and colleagues did a more targeted study, using fMRI data to look for changes in functional connectivity between the thalamus and the cortex.
Psychedelics Open a New Window on the Mechanisms of Perception - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Anil Ananthaswamy | July 7, 2021 | NautilusResearchers have long hypothesized that psychedelics may cause the thalamus to function less effectively, says Preller.
Psychedelics Open a New Window on the Mechanisms of Perception - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Anil Ananthaswamy | July 7, 2021 | NautilusIn the predictive processing model, signals going down from the cortex to the thalamus would represent predictions, and signals flowing up to the cortex would represent errors.
Psychedelics Open a New Window on the Mechanisms of Perception - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Anil Ananthaswamy | July 7, 2021 | Nautilus
Ganglia geniculata are found for the first time in connexion with the optic tracts in the lower part of the thalamus.
The cerebellum is a subsequent outgrowth from the medulla, as is the cerebrum and olfactive166 lobes from the thalamus.
Evolution | Joseph Le ConteThese serve as nectaries, s, the whorl of stamens inserted on the thalamus and surrounding the pistil.
The thalamus and corpus striatum are called together, the great inferior ganglion of the brain.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 | VariousThe optic thalamus is indicated in the engraving, but the corpus striatum, being more exterior and anterior, does not appear.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for thalamus
/ (ˈθæləməs) /
either of the two contiguous egg-shaped masses of grey matter at the base of the brain
both of these masses considered as a functional unit
the receptacle or torus of a flower
Origin of thalamus
1Derived forms of thalamus
- thalamic (θəˈlæmɪk), adjective
- thalamically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for thalamus
[ thăl′ə-məs ]
The part of the vertebrate brain that lies at the rear of the forebrain. It relays sensory information to the cerebral cortex and regulates the perception of touch, pain, and temperature.
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Cultural definitions for thalamus
[ (thal-uh-muhs) ]
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