Definition of "thalami" []

• Plural form of thalamus. (noun)

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• "One of the most unusual findings of our scans was that while the nuns were resting (not praying), the activity in their thalami (there are actually two, one on the left and one on the right) was asymmetrical, with one side more active than the other."
• "It has been shown that the brain function pattern changes throughout the first year of life, with initial increases in the sensorimotor cortex, thalami, brain stem, and cerebellar vermis."
• "One of these, a double mass, occupies a central position between the hemispheres, and is called the _optic thalami_."