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🐦 Old bird brain term 🧠 Brain movement area
neostriatum

neostriatum

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An old name for a part of the bird's brain once thought to help birds sense things and learn
  • noun
  • /ˌniːoʊˈstraɪətəm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : neoestriado
  • Researchers once believed the neostriatum played a key role in bird learning.

Examples

  • The term neostriatum is no longer used in modern avian brain anatomy.

  • Textbooks from the 20th century often referenced the neostriatum when describing avian brains.

  • The neostriatum is crucial for understanding avian learning.

  • Did you know about the neostriatum?

  • Researchers once believed the neostriatum played a key role in bird learning.

  • Textbooks from the 20th century often referenced the neostriatum when describing avian brains.

  • The term neostriatum is no longer used in modern avian brain anatomy.

Surface Forms

neostriatum singular
neostriata plural

Morphology

neostriatum = striatum (opaque) = neo + striatum

Although morphologically analyzable as 'neo-' + 'striatum', the avian sense is an outdated, specialized anatomical usage and the meaning cannot be reliably derived by an average learner from the parts.

Etymology

Neostriatum comes from neo- 'new' and striatum 'striped'. A helpful way to remember the older bird term is to picture a 'new, striped' area in a bird's forebrain that scientists once thought helped with sensing and learning, which is why the name was used but is now outdated.