striatum

stri·a·tum | \ strī-ˈā-təm

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plural striata\ strī-ˈā-tə

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Definition of striatum

: corpus striatum especially : the part of the corpus striatum consisting of the caudate nucleus and putamen

Examples of striatum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In people with anorexia, both during and after hospitalization, MRI scans showed the region of the brain associated with selecting foods was the dorsal striatum, which is key to forming habits. — Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS, "Rethinking anorexia: Biology may be more important than culture, new studies reveal," 9 Apr. 2020 This mental effort pays off: As the hippocampus activates, so too does the ventral striatum, another of the brain’s dopaminergic reward centers. — Popular Science, "We once thought nostalgia was a disease, but it might be key to our survival," 8 Apr. 2020 All are due to neuronal death in the movement-controlling striatum as well as the cerebral cortex. — Sharon Begley, Scientific American, "Research Using Brains-in-a-Dish Forces a Radical Rethinking of Huntington’s Disease," 10 Dec. 2019 Her work took her deep into the striatum, a part of the brain implicated in involuntary movements and compulsive behaviors, but which is also central to the effects of addiction and social disconnection. — Jenny Anderson, Quartz, "A radical approach to confronting addiction puts human connection first," 19 Sep. 2019 That timeline could be of use not just to episodic memory in the hippocampus, but to working memory in the prefrontal cortex and conditioning responses in the striatum. — Quanta Magazine, "How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past," 12 Feb. 2019 That timeline could be of use not just to episodic memory in the hippocampus, but to working memory in the prefrontal cortex and conditioning responses in the striatum. — Quanta Magazine, "How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past," 12 Feb. 2019 That timeline could be of use not just to episodic memory in the hippocampus, but to working memory in the prefrontal cortex and conditioning responses in the striatum. — Quanta Magazine, "How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past," 12 Feb. 2019 That timeline could be of use not just to episodic memory in the hippocampus, but to working memory in the prefrontal cortex and conditioning responses in the striatum. — Quanta Magazine, "How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past," 12 Feb. 2019

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“Striatum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/striatum. Accessed 25 Nov. 2020.

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