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cuneate

[kyoo-nee-it, -ayt] / ˈkju ni ɪt, -ˌeɪt /


ADJECTIVE
triangular
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To make matters worse, the cuneate nucleus is nestled in the brain stem, surrounded by vital brain regions that, if damaged, can lead to death.

From Scientific American ● May 16, 2022

In monkeys, we implanted tiny arrays of electrodes that we used to monitor individual cuneate nucleus neurons.

From Scientific American ● May 16, 2022

In addition to sensory nerves going up, there are pathways from sensory and motor areas of the cerebral cortex going down to the cuneate nucleus.

From Scientific American ● May 16, 2022

We discovered that the activity in cuneate neurons did indeed change, depending on what the animals were doing and whether movements were voluntary or involuntary.

From Scientific American ● May 16, 2022

Such a loss agrees with a lesion involving the upper part of the cuneate lobe above the calcarine fissure.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins


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