caudate nucleus

noun

: the most medial of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere

called also caudate

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Researchers found that the caudate nucleus, the area of the canine brain associated with positive expectations, was active to a similar or even greater level in 13 out of the 15 dogs when receiving praise compared with when they were given food. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 In the largest study of its kind, the scientists looked at the subcortical brain volume of the brainstem, caudate nucleus, putamen, hippocampus, globus pallidus, thalamus, nucleus accumbens, amygdala and the ventral diencephalon. New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024

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1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of caudate nucleus was in 1902

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Medical Definition

caudate nucleus

noun
: the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that comprises a mass of gray matter in the corpus striatum, forms part of the floor of the lateral ventricle, and is separated from the lentiform nucleus by the internal capsule

called also caudate

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