corticomesencephalic

adjective

Relating to the cerebral cortex and mesencephalon.

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Meanings

adjectivecorticomesencephalic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the cerebral cortex and mesencephalon.

    DLPFC (grey region) innervates VTA nuclei (pink) located in the midbrain through corticomesencephalic glutamatergic projections (red).

    2015 December 5, “Stochastic Mesocortical Dynamics and Robustness of Working Memory during Delay-Period”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From cortico- + mesencephalic.

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