striatum
noun
stri·a·tum
strī-ˈā-təm 
plural striata
strī-ˈā-tə
: corpus striatum
especially
: the part of the corpus striatum consisting of the caudate nucleus and putamen
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There’s commonality across species in the involvement of a brain area like the striatum.
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Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
For example, the striatum, which is rich with dopamine receptors and with oxytocin receptors, is influenced by the process of caring for young and mating — and cocaine, by the way.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
For the first group, the researchers created lesions on the rats’ brains in the dorsolateral striatum (DLS), which is the sensorimotor arm of the striatum in the basal ganglia.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
For example, neurons that release dopamine—a neurotransmitter that can boost pleasure—are found in the ventral striatum.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 3 July 2023
For the second group, researchers created lesions on the rats’ brains in the dorsomedial striatum (DMS), which previous studies have suggested is used in learning.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
Feeling understood by others activates regions of the brain—the ventral striatum, middle insula, precuneus, and temporoparietal junction—that are related to social connections and reward processing, according to a 2014 study.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 3 July 2023
Researchers discovered this ramp pattern 10 years ago in a part of the brain called the striatum.
—Kimberlee D'ardenne, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
When researchers showed pictures of cocaine to drug addicts or photographs of donuts to healthy people, the same brain regions—ranging from the ventral striatum and amygdala to the cerebellum—lit up in both groups.
—Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2023
Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
For example, the striatum, which is rich with dopamine receptors and with oxytocin receptors, is influenced by the process of caring for young and mating — and cocaine, by the way.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
For the first group, the researchers created lesions on the rats’ brains in the dorsolateral striatum (DLS), which is the sensorimotor arm of the striatum in the basal ganglia.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
For example, neurons that release dopamine—a neurotransmitter that can boost pleasure—are found in the ventral striatum.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 3 July 2023
For the second group, researchers created lesions on the rats’ brains in the dorsomedial striatum (DMS), which previous studies have suggested is used in learning.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
Feeling understood by others activates regions of the brain—the ventral striatum, middle insula, precuneus, and temporoparietal junction—that are related to social connections and reward processing, according to a 2014 study.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 3 July 2023
Researchers discovered this ramp pattern 10 years ago in a part of the brain called the striatum.
—Kimberlee D'ardenne, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
When researchers showed pictures of cocaine to drug addicts or photographs of donuts to healthy people, the same brain regions—ranging from the ventral striatum and amygdala to the cerebellum—lit up in both groups.
—Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2023
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1882, in the meaning defined above
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