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ventromedial

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ventromedial
[ven′trōmē′dē·əl]
pertaining to the part of the body opposite the back and near the midline.

ventromedial
pertaining to the ventral aspect and the midline.


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In the second phase, activity centred on the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vMPFC), important in decision-making, was active.
In three patients with severe and medically refractory Tourette syndrome, researchers applied high-frequency bilateral deep brain stimulation to two structures that form part of the basal ganglia associative-limbic circuits-the centromedian-parafascicular complex (CM-Pf) of the thalamus and the ventromedial part of the globus pallidus interna (GPi).
Previous brain-imaging studies had suggested that PTSD involves overactivation of the amygdala, a structure that mediates fear responses, as a result of reduced activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, an area that tamps down emotional reactions.
 
 
 
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