caudate nucleus
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nucleus
noun[C]
uk/ˈnjuː.kli.əs/us/ˈnuː.kli.əs/
physicsspecialized
the central part of an atom, usually made up of protons ...
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Translating, when compared to reading, activated mainly the anterior cingulate and bilateral subcortical structures (the putamen and the head of thecaudatenucleus).
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Underuse of thecaudatenucleus, determined by psychological factors, could lead either to an atrophic or an unpruned structural change.
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Excessively large size of structures such ascaudatenucleusis also a possibility.
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Notably, significant volume increases are seen in thecaudatenucleusand hippocampus, and decreases are seen in superior temporal gyrus and cerebellar vermis.
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the human prefrontal cortex induces dopamine release in thecaudatenucleus.
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To avoid breaking recording micropipettes, the cortex and white matter overlying the head of thecaudatenucleuswere removed by suction.
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Intraventricular hemorrhage is another perinatal insult that affects up to 20% of preterm infants and commonly involves the head of thecaudatenucleus.
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Magnetic resonance imaging measurement of thecaudatenucleusin adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and its relationship with neuropsychological and behavioural measures.
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He suffered an infarction in the left temporal lobe and leftcaudatenucleus.
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Targets stimulated included the septal region, cingulate gyrus, andcaudatenucleus.
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The amygdala lies at the tip of thecaudatenucleus.
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Thecaudatenucleusis one of two structures that form the dorsal striatum.
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Neural regions sensitive to the presence, compared with absence, of performance feedback included the medialcaudatenucleusand the ventromedial orbitofrontal cortex.
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Increased rightcaudatenucleussize in obsessive-compulsive disorder: detection with magnetic resonance imaging.
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The regions most sensitive to the mutation are the striatum, where there is typically 57% loss of cross-sectional area from thecaudatenucleusand 65% loss of the putamen.
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They reported smaller volumes of the right prefrontal cortex and supplementary motor area (components of a vigilance network), and mid-anterior cingulate gyrus andcaudatenucleus(components of an executive network).
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Riluzole inhibits the release of glutamate in thecaudatenucleusof the cat in vivo.
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Although the visuomotor properties of the felinecaudatenucleushave not been systematically studied, the properties of the next structure in the indirect basal ganglia chain have.
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All these cortical areas are connected through the subcortical structures in the basal ganglia, in particular, thecaudatenucleuswhich is also responsible for conflict resolution.
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