corticofugal

corticofugal

adj. describing nerve fibers or tracts that exit from the cerebral or cerebellar cortex. Corticofugal nerve fibers from the cerebral cortex include corticospinal, corticonuclear, and corticopontine fibers. Compare corticopetal.

Related Terms

stimulus set

stimulus set in reaction-time experiments, the expectancy o...

ventriloquism effect

ventriloquism effect the tendency for sounds to appear to e...

spinomesencephalic tract

spinomesencephalic tract see anterolateral system.

vection

vection n. see induced movement.

orthotics

orthotics n. a medical specialization concerned with the fi...

resampling

resampling n. an analytic method in which a researcher repe...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter C

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z