entorhinal
adjective
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Definition of entorhinal
: of, relating to, or being the part of the cerebral cortex in the medial temporal lobe that serves as the main cortical input to the hippocampus
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Tsao wondered what its sister structure, the lateral entorhinal cortex, might be doing. — Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, "How the Brain Keeps Its Memories in the Right Order," 17 Feb. 2019 Tsao wondered what its sister structure, the lateral entorhinal cortex, might be doing. — Wired, "How the Brain Keeps Its Memories in the Right Order," 17 Feb. 2019 The researchers recorded neural activity from the lateral entorhinal cortex and nearby brain regions. — Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, "How the Brain Keeps Its Memories in the Right Order," 17 Feb. 2019 Therein lies the flaw in comparing the entorhinal map to a GPS or other navigational tool. — Quanta Magazine, "Goals and Rewards Redraw the Brain’s Map of the World," 28 Mar. 2019 The Mosers added to this by showing that neurons in the entorhinal cortex fire in fields with regularity. — Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, "How is LeBron James always one move ahead? Let's ask the scientists.," 18 May 2018 Even before Alzheimer's disease steals memories, the condition begins to change the density and volume of the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex, memory-making structures that lie at the heart of the medial temporal lobe. — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, "Too much sitting may thin the part of your brain that's important for memory, study suggests," 13 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'entorhinal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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entorhinal
adjective
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Medical Definition of entorhinal
: of, relating to, or being the part of the cerebral cortex in the medial temporal lobe that serves as the main cortical input to the hippocampus
Other researchers found theta waves generated in the entorhinal cortex, a staging area for information entering and leaving the hippocampus.— June Kinoshita, Discover, July 1992