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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

area, region go
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

cortical area, cortical region
any of various regions of the cerebral cortex

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association area, association cortex go
cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information
auditory area, auditory cortex go
the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body
Brodmann's area go
one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture
language area, language zone go
a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language
motor area, motor region, motor cortex, Rolando's area, excitable area go
the cortical area that influences motor movements
sensorium go
the areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world
sensorimotor area, sensorimotor region go
an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions
visual area, visual cortex go
the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus
striate cortex, striate area, first visual area, area 17 of Brodmann, Brodmann's area 17 go
the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision