geniculate in a sentence
Examples
- The "'lateral geniculate nucleus "'( LGN ) is a sensory relay nucleus in the thalamus of the brain.
- There are also projections from the superficial zone to the pretectal nuclei, lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus, and the parabigeminal nucleus.
- The axons from these ganglia innervate regions of the brain related to object recognition, including the superior colliculus and dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus.
- They are reproduced in the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus and reaching to the visual cortex ( occipital ), they activate it.
- The LGN is located near the medial geniculate nucleus ( MGN ) which is responsible for organizing auditory stimuli after one hears a specific sound.
- This gives an effect like a " knee bend ", and such an antenna is said to be "'geniculate " '.
- Retinotopic map refinement occurs in downstream visual targets in the brain-the superior colliculus ( SC ) and dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus ( LGN ).
- Just after the facial nerve geniculate ganglion ( general sensory ganglion ) in the temporal bone, the facial nerve gives off two separate parasympathetic nerves.
- The ventrolateral geniculate nucleus has been found to be relatively large in several species such as lizards, rodents, cows, cats, and primates.
- Receptive fields of cells in the visual cortex are larger and have more-complex stimulus requirements than retinal ganglion cells or lateral geniculate nucleus cells.