a wedge-shaped convolution on the medial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum
2. Entomology
a wedge-shaped segment of the corium of certain hemipterous insects
Word origin
[‹ L: wedge]
Examples of 'cuneus' in a sentence
cuneus
Lower perfusion in precuneus and cuneus was associated with worse global clinical scores.
Zuzana Nedelska, Matthew L. Senjem, Scott A. Przybelski, Timothy G. Lesnick, Val J.Lowe, Bradley F. Boeve, Arvin Arani, Prashanthi Vemuri, Jonathan Graff-Radford, TanisJ. Ferman, David T. Jones, Rodolfo Savica, David S. Knopman, Ronald C. Petersen, CliffordR. Jack, Kejal Kantarci 2018, 'Regional cortical perfusion on arterial spin labeling MRI in dementia with Lewy bodies:Associations with clinical severity, glucose metabolism and tau PET', NeuroImage: Clinicalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158218302031. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A control tract outside the network, the cuneus interhemispheric tract, was also examined.
Alexandra L. Borstad, Seongjin Choi, Petra Schmalbrock, Deborah S. Nichols-Larsen 2016, 'Frontoparietal white matter integrity predicts haptic performance in chronic stroke',NeuroImage: Clinicalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158215300243. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The first featured six hub nodes in the rectus, hippocampus, calcarine, cuneus, and precuneus with the left-sided predominance.
Eun Bin Cho, Cheol E. Han, Cheol E. Han, Sang Won Seo, Sang Won Seo, Juhee Chin, JuheeChin, Jeong-Hyeon Shin, Hye-Jin Cho, Jin Myoung Seok, Sung Tae Kim, Byoung Joon Kim,Byoung Joon Kim, Duk L. Na, Duk L. Na, Kwang-Ho Lee, Kwang-Ho Lee, Joon-Kyung Seong,Ju-Hong Min, Ju-Hong Min 2018, 'White Matter Network Disruption and Cognitive Dysfunction in Neuromyelitis OpticaSpectrum Disorder', Frontiers in Neurologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.01104/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In addition, activation of the cuneus was associated with monitoring progress towards a specific target presented in the visual modality.
Yael eBenn, Thomas L Webb, Betty P.I. Chang, Yu-Hsuan eSun, Iain D Wilkinson, TomF.D. Farrow 2014, 'The neural basis of monitoring goal progress', Frontiers in Human Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00688/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We found lower connectivity mainly between the cuneus and the ventral caudate, medial orbitofrontal cortex and the temporal lobe.
Martin Göttlich, Thomas F. Münte, Marcus Heldmann, Meike Kasten, Johann Hagenah, UlrikeM. Krämer 2013, 'Altered Resting State Brain Networks in Parkinson's Disease', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0077336. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Bilateral cuneus and the left lingual gyrus were activated in the comparison of aesthetic appreciation of paintings versus photographic analogues.
Yoshinori eMizokami, Takeshi eTerao, Koji ehatano, Nobuhiko eHoaki, Kentaro eKohno,Yasuo eAraki, Kensuke eKodama, Mayu eHarada, Toshihiko eIzumi, Tsuyoshi eShimomura,Minoru eFujiki, Takanori eKochiyama 2014, 'Difference in brain activations during appreciating paintings and photographic analogues',Frontiers in Human Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00478/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)