Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,754,862,265 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

association cortex

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia 0.03 sec.
association cortex
n.
Any of the expanses of the cerebral cortex that are not sensory or motor in the customary sense, but instead are associated with advanced stages of sensory information processing, multisensory integration, or sensorimotor integration. Also called association area.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
The brain processes this raw sensory data through a primary and then a secondary association cortex.
Are we becoming a nation of depressives? By many estimates depression ... by Turnquist, Kevin / The Humanist
These include Wernicke's area, which contributes to language comprehension, as well as parts of the visual cortex and a section of the association cortex considered pivotal to integrating the sight of printed letters with their corresponding sounds.
Dyslexia tied to disrupted brain network by Bower, Bruce / Science News
Posterior parietal association cortex of the monkey: command functions for operations within extrapersonal space.
Current status of the motor program by Gordon, James / Physical Therapy
More results
 
Medical browser? ? Full browser
 
Association Chretienne de Jeune Filles du Liban
Association Chrétienne pour le Développement Intégral
Association Class
Association Communale de Chasse Agréée
Association Confédérale pour la Formation Médicale
Association Connecting Electronics Industries
association constant
association constant
association constant
association constant
association constant
association constant
association constant
Association contre la Mutilation des Enfants
Association contre la Spondylarthrite Ankylosante et ses Conséquences
Association Contre le Harcèlement Professionnel
Association Contre le Harcèlement Professionnel
Association contres les Maladies Infantiles Rénales
Association Control
Association Control Protocol Machine
Association Control Service Element
Association Control Service Element
Association Control Service Entity
Association Corporative des Étudiants en Pharmacie d'Angers
association cortex
Association County Commissioners of Georgia
Association croquet
Association croquet
Association croquet
Association Cultural Turkey-Luxembourg
Association Culture Populaire En Agenais
Association Culturel Franco-Indienne
Association Culturelle d'Aide à la Promotion Educative et Sociale
Association Culturelle Franco-Iranienne
Association Culturelle Vietnamienne de Cachan
Association cycliste canadienne
Association Cycliste Cantonale Vaudoise
Association d'Acupuncture du Québec
Association d'Aide aux Personnes Incontinentes
Association d'Amitié Franco-Vietnamienne
Association d'Anthropologie Méditerranéenne
Association d'Education Populaire
Association d'Entraide des Polios et Handicapés
Association d'Étude et d'Aide aux Enfants Amputés
Association d'Etudes Linguistiques Interculturelles Africaines
Association d'Exploitation du Material Sprague
Association d'Île de France des Infirmier
Association d'Infirmier
Association d'Infirmiers Spécialisés ou Compétents
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.