caudate

Also cau·dat·ed

[kaw-deyt]

adjective

Zoology.

1. having a tail or taillike appendage.

caudate

/ ˈkɔːdeɪt /

adjective

1. having a tail or a tail-like appendage

Other Word Forms

• caudation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of caudate¹

1590–1600; < New Latin caudātus, equivalent to Latin caud ( a ) tail + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of caudate¹

C17: from New Latin caudātus, from _cauda

Example Sentences

This is infused deep into the brain using real-time MRI scanning to guide a microcatheter to two brain regions - the caudate nucleus and the putamen.

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Researchers found that the brain region associated with positive rewards, the caudate nucleus, was most activated by the scent of their familiar human; the study was published in the journal Behavioural Processes in 2014.

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One study used MRI imaging to study activity in the caudate nucleus, a brain area associated with the expectation of a reward.

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Some studies suggest that people with autism and people with OCD both have an unusually large caudate nucleus, a structure within the striatum.

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These included the caudate nucleus, part of the reward system, and an ancient brain area called the ventral tegmental area, or VTA.

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