mesocortical

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

meso- +‎ cortical

Adjective[edit]

mesocortical (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
    • 2020, Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom, Viking (2021), page 154:
      “The mesocortical, mesolimbic, and nigrostriatal dopamine pathways are what the call the reward pathways, all right? They’re the ones that activate when we’re expecting or receiving a reward.”