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Claustrum  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Claustra

Scope note

  • A gray matter lamina located underneath the inner NEOCORTEX lateral to the PUTAMEN and medial to the INSULAR CORTEX. It is considered to be a part of the basal ganglia. Extensive claustral projections exist to most cortices and subcortical structures including the AMYGDALA, the CAUDATE NUCLEUS, the HIPPOCAMPUS and the THALAMUS.

History note

  • 2020; use BASAL GANGLIA (1978-2019)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000079482

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