hyperdirect

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hyper- +‎ direct

Adjective[edit]

hyperdirect (not comparable)

  1. (physiology) Describing the pathway from the cortex to the globus pallidus via the subthalamus and bypassing the striatum
    • 2015 November 17, “Bee Venom Alleviates Motor Deficits and Modulates the Transfer of Cortical Information through the Basal Ganglia in Rat Models of Parkinson’s Disease”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      These results indicate that BV prevents the haloperidol-induced changes in the transfer of cortical information through the indirect trans-striatal pathway, without altering the unaffected transfer through the hyperdirect and direct pathways.