What does "infralimbic" mean?

Of or relating to a cortical region in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which is important in tonic inhibition of subcortical structures and emotional responses such as fear.

Infralimbic

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Adjective

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Of or relating to a cortical region in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which is important in tonic inhibition of subcortical structures and emotional responses such as fear. not-comparable

Etymology

From infra- + limbic.

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prefrontal cortex

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