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NERVE CENTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
Example:
in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
Synonyms:
center; centre; nerve center; nerve centre
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nerve center" is a kind of...):
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nerve center"):
auditory center (the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve)
olfactory brain; rhinencephalon (a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior)
Broca's area; Broca's center; Broca's convolution; Broca's gyrus; convolution of Broca (the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people)
Wernicke's area; Wernicke's center (the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people)
superior colliculus (an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex)
inferior colliculus (an essential auditory center in the midbrain)
respiratory center (the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A center that provides information and control
Example:
the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam
Synonyms:
nerve center; nerve centre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("nerve center" is a kind of...):
center; centre (a place where some particular activity is concentrated)
