claustrum

[ klaw-struhm, klou- ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural claus·tra [klaw, -str, uh, klou, -].

1. barrier.

Word History and Origins

Origin of claustrum¹

1840–50; < New Latin; Latin: bolt, barrier, equivalent to claud ( ere ) to close, shut + -trum instrumental suffix; cloister

Example Sentences

The key nodes of the network identified by the researchers were putamen, amygdala and claustrum located deep within the brain, and the connections between them.

From Science Daily

The claustrum helps to regulate concentration, but its exact role remains unknown.

From Science Daily

The resemblance indicated that reptiles, too, had a claustrum.

From Science Magazine

This result argues that claustrum activity plays a critical role in generating parkinsonian movement.

From Scientific American

But  these claustrum neurons seem to connect to most or all of the outer parts of the brain that take in sensory information and drive behaviour.

From Nature