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precuneus

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A division of the medial surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum.

Equivalents

Españolprecuña
Françaisprécuneus
Italianoprecuneo
3 more languages
العربيةطلل
日本語楔前部
Nederlandsvoorwig

Examples

The precuneus becomes less active during goal-directed cognitive or perceptual tasks, suggesting it is selectively reducing awareness of potentially distracting environmental factors (Gusnard and Raichle, 2001).”
The logistic regression model revealed that reduced rCBF^([regional cerebral blood flow]) in the inferior parietal lobule, angular gyrus, and precunei had high predictive values and discriminative ability of converters to nonconverters.”
Studies using EEG-fMRI have shown that there are bilateral areas of deactivation during generalized spike-wave discharges (GSW) in IGE within the thalamus, precuneus, anterior cingulate cortex and inferior parietal cortex.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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