claustrum
- noun
- /ˈklɔːstrəm/
- Specialized
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claustro
- This may be the claustrum's way of creating coherence out of the informational cacophony passing through.
Examples
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This claustrum maintains busy connections to most other parts of the brain (necessary for any conductor role).
Academic text (2010) -
Claustrum carried various connotations of a prison, of a secure, confined, and confining space.
Academic text (1999) -
But that corresponds in the mammal mainly to the amygdala area in the claustrum, the amygdala region.
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This antagonism is registered most vividly in the common meanings monks invested in the term cloister or claustrum.
Academic text (1999) -
The claustrum is a thin layer of cells located between the lenticular nucleus and the insular cortex in the brain.
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Researchers believe the claustrum plays a crucial role in integrating sensory information across different brain regions.
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In studies, the claustrum has been shown to have connections with many areas of the neocortex.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word claustrum comes from the Latin claustrum, which means 'a closed place' or 'lock' and is the same root as English close and closet. That idea of being 'closed' can help you remember the brain meaning: the claustrum is a thin, enclosed layer of tissue next to other deep structures that may help connect and coordinate different brain areas.
