claustrum

[klaw-struhm, klou-]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

claustra 

1. barrier.

Word History and Origins

Origin of claustrum¹

1840–50; < New Latin; Latin: bolt, barrier, equivalent to claud ( ere ) to close, shut + -trum instrumental suffix; cloister

Example Sentences

The key nodes of the network identified by the researchers were putamen, amygdala and claustrum located deep within the brain, and the connections between them.

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The claustrum helps to regulate concentration, but its exact role remains unknown.

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The resemblance indicated that reptiles, too, had a claustrum.

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This result argues that claustrum activity plays a critical role in generating parkinsonian movement.

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But  these claustrum neurons seem to connect to most or all of the outer parts of the brain that take in sensory information and drive behaviour.

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