white commissure

a bundle of myelinated fibers, both sensory and motor, that crosses from one side of the spinal cord to the other, linking the ascending and descending columns of white matter fibers on either side. It arches around the ventral median fissure of the spinal cord. Also called anterior white commissure; ventral white commissure.

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February 11th 2025

interest factors

in vocational guidance and personnel selection, an individual’s interests or preferences regarded as indicators of personality traits and therefore of suitability for a particular job or type of employment. Interest factors can be derived from interest tests and other self-report inventories or from hobbies, leisure-time activities, and previous jobs.