claustrum
Americannoun
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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; cf. cloister
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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 • Sep. 21, 2023
Through this coordinated sequence of opposing actions, the two neurotransmitters toggle the transfer of information between the claustrum and the rest of the brain, like a switch.
From Science Daily • Sep. 21, 2023
The claustrum coincidentally appears as a rest stop, so to speak, on the network maps of almost all the lesion cases.
From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2018
The claustrum is rarely discussed in the field of movement control or Parkinson’s disease, and is generally understudied.
From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2018
External to the putamen is a long narrow strip of grey matter called the claustrum, which is sometimes regarded as a third nucleus of the corpus striatum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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