subplate
Transient cortical zone
Subplate refers to a transient layer of neurons in the developing brain, located beneath the cortical plate.
These early-born cells play a crucial role in guiding the formation of neural circuits before largely disappearing after birth.
In construction, a subplate is a secondary plate mounted beneath a primary one, often for reinforcement or attachment purposes.
Ductile upper mantle layer
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- crustHard outer layer
- continentalOf a continent
- oceanicOf the sea
basalt · granite · silicate · olivine · heat flow · partial melting · solidus · viscosity
Gradual landmass repositioning
- subduction zoneWhere one plate slides under another
- mid-ocean ridgeSubmarine volcanic mountain range
- fault lineTectonic boundary crack
- trenchLong narrow excavation
oceanic trench · Pangaea · Gondwana · geodynamics · orogeny · isostasy · hotspot · volcanism
Of an outer layer
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- axonsNeuron output extensions
synapses · cerebral cortex · prenatal · developmental · laminar · connectivity · circuitry · migration
asthenosphere
Ductile upper mantle layer
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- crustHard outer layer
- continentalOf a continent
oceanic · basalt · granite · silicate · olivine · heat flow · partial melting · solidus · viscosity · seismology
continental drift
Gradual landmass repositioning
- subduction zoneWhere one plate slides under another
- mid-ocean ridgeSubmarine volcanic mountain range
- fault lineTectonic boundary crack
trench · oceanic trench · Pangaea · Gondwana · geodynamics · orogeny · isostasy · hotspot · volcanism · earthquake
cortical
Of an outer layer
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
axons · synapses · cerebral cortex · prenatal · developmental · laminar · connectivity · circuitry · migration · maturation