claustrum
Meanings
noun
- A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin claustrum (“a bolt, bar”). Doublet of cloister.
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