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Medial superior temporal area (MST)
Medial superior temporal area (MST) Seems to be involved in visually tracking moving target. Projects along with Middle Temporal Area (MT) to the dorsolateral pontine nuclei in the brain stem.
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Nuclei See nucleus.
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Morphology (of a neuron) The form and structure of a neuron including its dendritic field, cell body and axonal projections.
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Motion parallax Movement of the image of an object over the retina. The rate of movement depends upon the velocity of the object relative to the eye and its distance from the eye.
Motor fusion Changing the vergence of the two eyes so that images that fall on different points in the two retinas come to fall upon corresponding places in the central retinas. As opposed to Sensory Fusion.
Movement agnosia selective loss of motion perception without loss of any other perceptual capability. Occurs after bilateral damage in the cortex of Middle Temporal Area(MT) or Medial Superior Temporal Area(MST).
Medial superior temporal area (MST)
Middle temporal area Characterized by strong motion-directionally sensitive neurons with large receptive fields organized into columns. Some neurons respond to the whole rather than the component motion of moving plaid patterns. Implicated in the analysis of movement, and stereoscopic depth. Receives input from layer 4B in V1 and thick stripes in V2. Projects to Medial Superior Temporal Area (MST).
Meningocoele Hernial protrusion of meninges.
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Megakaryocyte The giant cell of the bone marrow that has a greatly lobulated nucleus and gives rise to blood platelets.
Meningoencephalitis Inflammation of the brain and its meninges.
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