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infralimbic

infralimbic adjective: of or relating to a cortical region in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which is important in tonic inhibition of subcortical structures and emotional responses such as fear.

Adjective

infralimbic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a cortical region in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which is important in tonic inhibition of subcortical structures and emotional responses such as fear.

Origin of infralimbic

From infra- + limbic.

Questions about infralimbic

What does infralimbic mean?
Infralimbic means of or relating to a cortical region in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which is important in tonic inhibition of subcortical structures and emotional responses such as fear.
What part of speech is infralimbic?
Infralimbic is an adjective.

Words near infralimbic in the dictionary

  1. infralapsarians
  2. infralapsary
  3. infralegion
  4. infralegions
  5. infralevator
  6. infralimbic
  7. infralinear
  8. infralittoral
  9. infralittorals
  10. infralobar
  11. infralow

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