Corticothalamocortical

Origin

- + cortico + thalamocortical

Full definition of corticothalamocortical

Adjective

1. From the cerebral cortex to the thalamus and back to the cerebral cortex.
• January 29, 2016, , Control of Somatosensory Cortical Processing by Thalamic Posterior Medial Nucleus: A New Role of Thalamus in Cortical Function, This finding is in agreement with other studies on corticothalamocortical communication implicating the POm in information transfer to higher-order cortical areas.