periaqueductal gray
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periaqueductal gray
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Shortening of periaqueductal gray matter.
noun periaqueductal grey
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The region surrounding the cerebral aqueduct in the midbrain, playing an important role in analgesia.
The periaqueductal gray contains circuits that control the sensorimotor components of rage.
Similar: central gray, PAG
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