striatum

noun stri·a·tum \ strī-ˈā-təm \

Definition of striatum

plural striata play \strī-ˈā-tə\

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

Recent Examples of striatum from the Web

Another region of my brain to light up with activity was the striatum - an area associated with drug addiction and craving.

— the washington post, NOLA.com, "This is your brain on reality TV: Science meets 'The Bachelor'," 15 Feb. 2018
This mental ability transpires within the brain machinery known as the striatum.

— susan scutti, CNN, "Men's and women's brains react differently when helping others, study says," 9 Oct. 2017
And that portion of their brains was also showing greater functional connectivity, communicating more readily with another part of the brain, the ventral striatum, known as the brain’s reward center.

— gretchen reynolds, New York Times, "Giving Proof," 14 Sep. 2017
Another region, the ventral striatum, is part of the brain’s reward and motivation system.

— amanda macmillan, Time, "Why Wine Tastes Better When It Costs More," 16 Aug. 2017
And when people refused to profit from harming others, the prefrontal cortex increased its communication with the striatum.

— molly crockett, Scientific American Blog Network, "Why We Forgo Self-Interest for Others' Sake," 15 May 2017
The residents raced through the layers of images, as if thumbing through a flipbook, calling out the names of the anatomical structures: cerebellum, hippocampus, insular cortex, striatum, corpus callosum, ventricles.

— siddhartha mukherjee, The New Yorker, "A.I. versus M.D.," 23 Mar. 2017
The second relevant brain difference concerned the ventral striatum.

— jonah lehrer, WIRED, "The Willpower Circuit," 6 Sep. 2011

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