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hyperdirect

hyperdirect adjective: describing the pathway from the cortex to the globus pallidus via the subthalamus and bypassing the striatum.

Adjective

hyperdirect (not comparable)

  1. Describing the pathway from the cortex to the globus pallidus via the subthalamus and bypassing the striatum
    • These results indicate that BV prevents the haloperidol-induced changes in the transfer of cortical information through the indirect trans-striatal pathway, without altering the unaffected transfer through the hyperdirect and direct pathways.2015 November 17, “Bee Venom Alleviates Motor Deficits and Modulates the Transfer of Cortical Information through the Basal Ganglia in Rat Models of Parkinson’s Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hyperdirect

From hyper- + direct.

Questions about hyperdirect

What does hyperdirect mean?
Hyperdirect means describing the pathway from the cortex to the globus pallidus via the subthalamus and bypassing the striatum.
What part of speech is hyperdirect?
Hyperdirect is an adjective.

Words near hyperdirect in the dictionary

  1. hyperdimensionality
  2. hyperdiploid
  3. hyperdiploidies
  4. hyperdiploidy
  5. hyperdipsia
  6. hyperdirect
  7. hyperdisciplined
  8. hyperdiscriminability
  9. hyperdiscriminable
  10. hyperdispersant
  11. hyperdispersants

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