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perirhinal

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective perirhinal has 1 sense
  1. perinasal, perirhinal - near the nose

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Perirhinal

Definition: Perirhinal refers to the region surrounding the rhinal sulcus in the brain, particularly found in mammals. It plays a crucial role in memory, perception, and object recognition.

Parts of Speech

Adjective

1. The perirhinal cortex is responsible for the integration of visual information in the brain.

2. Patients with perirhinal damage often suffer from severe memory deficits.

Noun

1. Neuroscientists have been studying the perirhinal extensively in order to understand its functions in the brain.

2. The perirhinal is crucial for forming associations between sensory information and memory.

Sample Sentences

1. The perirhinal area provides a link between sensory perception and memory processing.

2. The perirhinal cortex receives inputs from multiple brain regions involved in different sensory modalities.

3. Damage to the perirhinal region can lead to impaired recognition of familiar objects.

4. Researchers are exploring the connectivity patterns of the perirhinal cortex to unravel its neural circuitry.

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