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geniculate body
(redirected from Geniculate nucleus)

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geniculate body [jə′nik·yə·lət ‚bäd·ē]
(neuroscience)
Any of the four oval, flattened prominences on the posterior inferior aspect of the thalamus; functions as the synaptic center for fibers leading to the cerebral cortex.
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In oral language, auditory input is transmitted from the medial geniculate nucleus in the thalamus to both primary auditory areas (PA) and auditory association areas (AA), the latter of which may contain phonologic representations of words (Binder et al.
DEVELOPMENT AND DISORDERS OF NEUROCOGNITIVE SYSTEMS FOR ORAL LANGUAGE ... by Burman, Douglas D. / Learning Disability Quarterly
The neurons of the retina and the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) measure the integrated light energy in the central summation zone of the their RFs.
Vision and Mind: Modeling Mental Functions by Hong, Eunsook / Roeper Review
 
 
 
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