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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Then, using a technique called chemogenetics, whereby scientists can use drugs to control specific brain cells, the researchers suppressed a circuit between two brain regions called the ventral striatum and the ventral pallidum—both are known to be involved in motivation.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
The virus is injected directly into a part of the brain called the striatum in a highly complex form of neurosurgery that takes about 12 to 20 hours.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
The therapy is administered surgically, using a technique in which it is injected directly into the striatum, a part of the brain involved in cognitive, emotional and motor functions as well as certain processing.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
When your team wins, the ventral striatum—that critical node in the brain’s reward pathway—erupts in a euphoric burst, akin to achieving a personal milestone, despite no actual direct involvement with the team.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
The virus is injected directly into a part of the brain called the striatum in a highly complex form of neurosurgery that takes about 12 to 20 hours.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
The therapy is administered surgically, using a technique in which it is injected directly into the striatum, a part of the brain involved in cognitive, emotional and motor functions as well as certain processing.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
When your team wins, the ventral striatum—that critical node in the brain’s reward pathway—erupts in a euphoric burst, akin to achieving a personal milestone, despite no actual direct involvement with the team.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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