Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Hard

Claustrum

Meaning: A thin sheet of grey matter lying between the insula and the putamen, thought to help integrate cortical activity.

In practice: The lecturer admitted that the exact function of the claustrum is still debated by neuroscientists.

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Which word means: Describing the cortex in the medial temporal lobe that acts as the main gateway between the hippocampus and the neocortex.

Which word means: The plural of gyrus — the ridges on the brain surface between sulci.

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