caudate
Americanadjective
adjective
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- caudation noun
Etymology
Origin of caudate
1590–1600; < New Latin caudātus, equivalent to Latin caud ( a ) tail + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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One study used MRI imaging to study activity in the caudate nucleus, a brain area associated with the expectation of a reward.
From New York Times
Some studies suggest that people with autism and people with OCD both have an unusually large caudate nucleus, a structure within the striatum.
From Scientific American
Five newly identified genetic variants influenced the size of two regions, the putamen and caudate nucleus, the team reported in 2015 in Nature.
From Science Magazine
The caudate nucleus is a structure common to all brains, particularly in mammals, which we know to have the richest density of dopamine receptors.
From National Geographic
We found that the dogs who were the best candidates had more activity in the brain region that has the most dopamine receptors, the caudate nucleus.
From New York Times
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