hyperdirect

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ direct.

Adjective

hyperdirect (not comparable)

1. (physiology) Describing the pathway from the cortex to the globus pallidus via the subthalamus and bypassing the striatum
   • 2015 November 17, “Bee Venom Alleviates Motor Deficits and Modulates the Transfer of Cortical Information through the Basal Ganglia in Rat Models of Parkinson’s Disease”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     These results indicate that BV prevents the haloperidol-induced changes in the transfer of cortical information through the indirect trans-striatal pathway, without altering the unaffected transfer through the hyperdirect and direct pathways.