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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Girls with autism may have changes in the striatum, while boys with autism typically have changes in the brain's temporal lobe.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2025
Rigid thinkers tend to have lower levels of dopamine in their prefrontal cortex and higher levels of dopamine in their striatum, a key midbrain structure in our reward system that controls our rapid instincts.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
One study found that when people received a lot of likes on social media, their ventral striatum lit up—the same brain region linked to rewards like food and money.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
In the present study, the therapy was delivered to neurons in the movement-controlling striatum region in mouse brains.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2024
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2025
Rigid thinkers tend to have lower levels of dopamine in their prefrontal cortex and higher levels of dopamine in their striatum, a key midbrain structure in our reward system that controls our rapid instincts.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
One study found that when people received a lot of likes on social media, their ventral striatum lit up—the same brain region linked to rewards like food and money.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
In the present study, the therapy was delivered to neurons in the movement-controlling striatum region in mouse brains.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Striatum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/striatum. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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