Anatomy
neostriatum
Subclass of:
Corpus striatum
Definitions related to neostriatum:
  • The brain area that is composed of the caudate nucleus and putamen.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The phylogenetically newer part of the CORPUS STRIATUM consisting of the CAUDATE NUCLEUS and PUTAMEN. It is often called simply the striatum.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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