putamen
noun
pu·ta·men
pyü-ˈtā-mən 
: the large dark lateral part of the basal ganglion which comprises the external portion of the corpus striatum and which has connections to the caudate nucleus
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The electrodes typically have to pass the caudate and putamen to reach their target.
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2010
But the right parietal lobe does have functional and anatomical connections to the putamen, Hayashi said, so perhaps the interactions of the two produce a more cohesive perception of time.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2020
Brain scans of the study participants tracked this effect in a region called the putamen, which is involved in motor learning and other functions.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2020
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2010
But the right parietal lobe does have functional and anatomical connections to the putamen, Hayashi said, so perhaps the interactions of the two produce a more cohesive perception of time.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2020
Brain scans of the study participants tracked this effect in a region called the putamen, which is involved in motor learning and other functions.
—Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2020
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putamen
noun
pu·ta·men
pyü-ˈtā-mən
plural putamina
-ˈtam-ə-nə
: an outer reddish layer of gray matter in the lentiform nucleus
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