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- noun Plural form of
isthmus .
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Neurons in the nucleus isthmi pars parvocellularis (Ipc) responded to wide ranges of visual and auditory features, but they were not tuned to particular values of those features.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Ali Asadollahi 2010
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One neuron in the area called the optic tectum because it sits on the "roof" of the brain, sends axons to others in a knob of tissue called the nucleus isthmi.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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One neuron in the area called the optic tectum because it sits on the "roof" of the brain, sends axons to others in a knob of tissue called the nucleus isthmi.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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