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Recent Examples of ventral
The dorsal section plays a role in distinguishing self from other and appears to be task-related, whereas the ventral section, the vmPFC, contributes more to emotional processing.
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Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021
For instance, the study authors noticed a ventral protrusion at the rear of the organism.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
This photo shows the very moment of attack, with the whale’s ventral pleats wide open and filtering the prey from the water using their baleens after engulfing hundreds of kilograms of sardines in one bite.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Oral cancers typically grow on the lateral and ventral surfaces of the tongue.16
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—Amanda Gardner, Health, 21 Jan. 2024
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Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021
For instance, the study authors noticed a ventral protrusion at the rear of the organism.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
This photo shows the very moment of attack, with the whale’s ventral pleats wide open and filtering the prey from the water using their baleens after engulfing hundreds of kilograms of sardines in one bite.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Oral cancers typically grow on the lateral and ventral surfaces of the tongue.16
3.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 21 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventral
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Conversely, the brains of the more liberal students had a larger anterior cingulate cortex—a structure associated with emotional awareness and emotional processing of pain.Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Brain regions such as the anterior cingulate and ventromedial prefrontal cortex integrate many sources of information – essential for being able to form a mixed emotion.Anthony Gianni Vaccaro, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
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That may be followed by more widespread storms Thursday, which is Halloween, and into Friday morning as the frontal boundary stirs up the atmosphere over Houston.Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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In honor of the star, 28, showing full frontal nudity in the Netflix crime drama, host Cohen, 56, counted down the top 5 most iconic full frontal moments on-screen over the years.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Items can be dropped off: at East Campus at 1000 Lyndon Lane, a donation bin outside the front door, and at Sam Swope Pet Treatment & Lifesaving Center (also called the Main Campus) at 241 Steedly Drive.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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The probe found that front seats in vehicles were vulnerable to collapsing in crashes in which those vehicles had been rear-ended, even though the seat construction adhered to national requirements.Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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These issues were brought to the fore last year during the SAG-AFTRA strike.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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The euro slipped at the start of trading, as investors digested a result that few had anticipated and brings back to the fore concern about France’s fiscal problems, given parties’ commitment to a major increase in public spending.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024
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“Ventral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventral. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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