entorhinal
adjective
en·to·rhi·nal ˌen-tə-ˈrī-nᵊl 
: of, relating to, or being the part of the cerebral cortex in the medial temporal lobe that serves as the main cortical input to the hippocampus
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web One of those streams of information, perhaps providing a spatial component for memories, comes from the entorhinal cortex and its grid cells. 
Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2021 The entorhinal cortex is known to act as a relay, or interface, between the hippocampus (which is deeper in an evolutionary older part the brain) and the rest of the cortex. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 This hippocampal-entorhinal system is more than a mapmaker, though, and the maps are more than a way to locate oneself in space. Matthew Schafer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020 Tsao wondered what its sister structure, the lateral entorhinal cortex, might be doing. Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2019 Tsao wondered what its sister structure, the lateral entorhinal cortex, might be doing. Wired, 17 Feb. 2019 The researchers recorded neural activity from the lateral entorhinal cortex and nearby brain regions. Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2019 Therein lies the flaw in comparing the entorhinal map to a GPS or other navigational tool. Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2019 The Mosers added to this by showing that neurons in the entorhinal cortex fire in fields with regularity. Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018 See More
Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2021 The entorhinal cortex is known to act as a relay, or interface, between the hippocampus (which is deeper in an evolutionary older part the brain) and the rest of the cortex. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 This hippocampal-entorhinal system is more than a mapmaker, though, and the maps are more than a way to locate oneself in space. Matthew Schafer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020 Tsao wondered what its sister structure, the lateral entorhinal cortex, might be doing. Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2019 Tsao wondered what its sister structure, the lateral entorhinal cortex, might be doing. Wired, 17 Feb. 2019 The researchers recorded neural activity from the lateral entorhinal cortex and nearby brain regions. Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2019 Therein lies the flaw in comparing the entorhinal map to a GPS or other navigational tool. Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2019 The Mosers added to this by showing that neurons in the entorhinal cortex fire in fields with regularity. Sally Jenkins, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
ent- + -rhinal; from the rhinal sulcus, the furrow within which the entorhinal cortex is located
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
entorhinal
adjective
en·to·rhi·nal ˌen-tə-ˈrī-nᵊl
: of, relating to, or being the part of the cerebral cortex in the medial temporal lobe that serves as the main cortical input to the hippocampus
Other researchers found theta waves generated in the entorhinal cortex, a staging area for information entering and leaving the hippocampus. June Kinoshita, Discover
June Kinoshita, Discover