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striatum
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striatum /stri·a·tum/ (stri-a´tum) corpus striatum.stria´tal
stri·a·tum (str-tm)
n. pl. stri·a·ta (-t)
A collective term for the caudate nucleus, the putamen, and the globus pallidus, which form the corpus striatum.


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We saw activation in the dorsal striatum, an area involved in learning habits or things we do by rote, like riding a bike or brushing our teeth.
This diminished response to food was even more pronounced in those who had a variant of a gene called TaqlA1, which is related to dopamine signaling in the dorsal striatum.
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