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Of or relating to that part of the brain within the rhinal cortex, or to the entorhinal cortex.
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entorhinal — adjective Etymology: ent + rhinal; from the rhinal sulcus, the furrow within which the entorhinal cortex is located Date: 1968 of, relating to, or being the part of the cerebral cortex in the medial temporal lobe that serves as the main cortical… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Entorhinal cortex — Infobox Brain Name = Entorhinal cortex Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Medial surface. (Entorhinal cortex approximately maps to areas 28 and 34, at lower left.) Caption2 = Width = 300 IsPartOf = Temporal lobe Components = Artery =… … Wikipedia
entorhinal — en·to·rhi·nal .en tə rī nəl adj of, relating to, or being the part of the cerebral cortex in the medial temporal lobe that serves as the main cortical input to the hippocampus * * * en·to·rhi·nal (en″to riґnəl) interior to the rhinal… … Medical dictionary
entorhinal cortex — noun A part of the brain which, together with the hippocampus, is important to memory functions … Wiktionary
entorhinal area — Brodmann area 28, the inferior and posterior parts of the piriform area, including the caudal part of the parahippocampal gyrus … Medical dictionary
Cortex entorhinal — Le cortex entorhinal (CE ou EC en anglais pour Entorhinal Cortex) est un important centre de la mémoire dans le cerveau. Le CE constitue la principale entrée à l hippocampe et est responsable du traitement préalable des signaux d entrée. Dans le… … Wikipédia en Français
Hippocampe (cerveau) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir hippocampe et Corne d Ammon. Situation de l hippocampe en profondeur dans le cerveau humain … Wikipédia en Français
Grid cells — A grid cell is a type of neuron found in the entorhinal cortex (EC) that fires strongly when an animal is in specific locations in an environment. Grid cells were discovered in 2005 and it is hypothesized that a network of these cells constitute… … Wikipedia
May-Britt Moser — May Britt and Edvard Moser have pioneered research on the brain s mechanism for representing space during the last decade. Born … Wikipedia
Place cell — Infobox neuron neuron name = Place cell image neuron = Hippocampal pyramidal cell.png caption neuron = A hippocampal pyramidal cell location = Hippocampus function = Spatial memory: fires when animal is in a particular location neurotransmitter … Wikipedia
