claustrum

American  

[klaw-struhm, klou-] / ˈklɔ strəm, ˈklaʊ- /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

claustra

1. barrier.

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Etymology

Origin of claustrum

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.

From Science Daily

Hidden deep in the brain, the claustrum is a thin sheet-like structure that receives and processes information from different parts of it.

From Science Daily

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

From Science Magazine

But the authors saw that 28 out of 29 cases affected networks that connected through a small, sheet-like structure called the claustrum.

From Scientific American

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.

From Nature