centrencephalic

[sen″tren-sĕ-fal´ik]

pertaining to the center of the encephalon.

cen·tren·ce·phal·ic

(sen'tren-se-fal'ik),

Relating to the center of the encephalon.

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cen·tren·ce·phal·ic

(sen'tren-sĕ-fal'ik)

Relating to the center of the encephalon.

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Cozma, (1989), specifies that centrencephalic system (or midbrain) coordinates nervous activity of both cerebral hemispheres, through a feed-back nervous connection.

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