centrencephalic system

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• centrencephalic system — the system of neurons located in the central core of the upper brainstem from the thalamus down to the medulla oblongata, and connecting the two hemispheres of the brain …   Medical dictionary

• centrencephalic — Relating to the center of the encephalon. * * * adj. (in electroencephalography) describing discharges that can be recorded synchronously from all parts of the brain. The source of this activity is in the reticular formation of the midbrain.… …   Medical dictionary

• Epilepsy — (seizure disorder): When nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses at a rate of up to four times higher than normal, this causes a sort of electrical storm in the brain, known as a seizure. A pattern of repeated seizures is referred to as …   Medical dictionary