lateral geniculate body

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Noun lateral geniculate body has 1 sense

lateral geniculate body, corpus geniculatum laterale - a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex
--₁ is a kind of geniculate body

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Lateral Geniculate Body

Noun (Anatomy)

The lateral geniculate body, also known as the lateral geniculate nucleus or LGN, is a structure located in the thalamus of the brain. It plays a vital role in visual perception and processing.

Example Sentence:

The information received from the optic nerve is transmitted to the lateral geniculate body, which then relays it to the visual cortex.

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