Substantia is an English word starting with the letter S. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Substantia in a sentence
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Using Substantia
- In the example corpus, substantia often appears in combinations such as: substantia nigra, the substantia.
Context around Substantia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Substantia
- In this selection, "substantia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, degraded, ganglia, nigra and receives stand out and add context to how "substantia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a degraded substantia nigra pars and basal ganglia substantia nigra is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "substantia" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with substantia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Substantia receives input from nucleus proprius and conveys intense, poorly localized pain. (12 words)
Inactivation of the substantia nigra could prove to be a possible treatment for cocaine addiction. (15 words)
Loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra has been linked to Parkinson's disease. (15 words)
The right section is the deeper one, closer to the back of the head Diagram of the main components of the basal ganglia and their interconnections Anatomical overview of the main circuits of the basal ganglia, substantia nigra is shown in black. (42 words)
In Parkinson's disease, a disorder that affects neuromotor functioning, there is decreased neuromelanin in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus as consequence of specific dropping out of dopaminergic and noradrenergic pigmented neurons. (33 words)
Overactivity of the midbrain has been found at the level of the substantia nigra extended to the red nucleus and subthalamic nucleus, which all contribute to the production of dopamine. (30 words)
Example sentences (16)
Another well-known afferent is the nigrostriatal connection arising from the neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta.
However, cocaine is more active in the dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area than the substantia nigra.
Inactivation of the substantia nigra could prove to be a possible treatment for cocaine addiction.
In Parkinson's disease, a disorder that affects neuromotor functioning, there is decreased neuromelanin in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus as consequence of specific dropping out of dopaminergic and noradrenergic pigmented neurons.
Loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra has been linked to Parkinson's disease.
Overactivity of the midbrain has been found at the level of the substantia nigra extended to the red nucleus and subthalamic nucleus, which all contribute to the production of dopamine.
Parkinson's disease is usually associated with a degraded substantia nigra pars compacta, but recent evidence suggests that PD affects a number of sites in the brain.
Substantia receives input from nucleus proprius and conveys intense, poorly localized pain.
The basal ganglia receive input from the substantia nigra of the midbrain and motor areas of the cerebral cortex, and send signals back to both of these locations.
The calbindin theory would explain the high cytotoxicity of Parkinson's in the substantia nigra compared to the ventral tegmental area.
The direct pathway consists of two inhibitory pathways from the putamen to the substantia nigra and the internal region of the globus pallidus.
The dopaminergic pathway from the substantia nigra pars compacta to the striatum is shown in light blue.
The dorsal sectors (containing the dorsal striatum and substantia nigra) operate at lower levels, selecting the specific muscles and movements that are used to implement a given behavior pattern.
The drawback of levodopa treatment is that it treats the symptoms of Parkinson's (low dopamine levels), rather than the cause (the death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra).
The right section is the deeper one, closer to the back of the head Diagram of the main components of the basal ganglia and their interconnections Anatomical overview of the main circuits of the basal ganglia, substantia nigra is shown in black.
The substantia nigra is divided into two parts: the pars reticulata and pars compacta, which lies medial to the pars reticulata.
Common combinations with substantia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: