Hyperdirect
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Describing the pathway from the cortex to the globus pallidus via the subthalamus and bypassing the striatum not-comparable
"These results indicate that BV prevents the haloperidol-induced changes in the transfer of cortical information through the indirect trans-striatal pathway, without altering the unaffected transfer through the hyperdirect and direct pathways."
Example
More examples"These results indicate that BV prevents the haloperidol-induced changes in the transfer of cortical information through the indirect trans-striatal pathway, without altering the unaffected transfer through the hyperdirect and direct pathways."
Etymology
From hyper- + direct.
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