periaqueductal gray

Noun

no-plural

(anatomy) The region surrounding the cerebral aqueduct in the midbrain, playing an important role in analgesia.

Japanese Meaning

中脳の脳水路を囲む領域で、鎮痛に関与する部位

Researchers recorded increased neural activity in the periaqueductal gray during pain modulation experiments.

研究者たちは疼痛調節実験中に中脳水道周囲灰白質で神経活動が増加したことを記録した。

Sense（1）

(anatomy) 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.