[1840–50; ‹ NL; L: bolt, barrier, equiv. to claud(ere) to close, shut + -trum instrumental suffix; cf. cloister]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: creationism, dope, flan, pylon, striation
Examples of 'claustrum' in a sentence
claustrum
There were fibers which went between the external and extreme capsules through the dorsal claustrum.
HAGHIR H, SADEGHI Y, HOSSEINI A, MEHRAEIN P 2001, 'A HISTOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF MYELINATED NERVE FIBERS BETWEEN THE EXTERNAL AND EXTREMECAPSULES IN HUMAN BRAIN', Cell Journalhttp://celljournal.org/library/upload/article/123-130.PDF. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These data suggest constraints on the possible function of the claustrum.
Joan S Baizer, Patrick R Hof, Chet C Sherwood, Michael eNoonan 2014, 'Comparative organization of the claustrum: what does structure tell us about function?',Frontiers in Systems Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2014.00117/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This evolutionary diversity in the cerebral cortex raises several questions about the claustrum.
Joan S Baizer, Patrick R Hof, Chet C Sherwood, Michael eNoonan 2014, 'Comparative organization of the claustrum: what does structure tell us about function?',Frontiers in Systems Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2014.00117/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The biological function of the claustrum remains speculative, despite many years of research.
Ryan eRemedios, Nikos K Logothetis, Nikos K Logothetis, Christoph eKayser, ChristopheKayser 2014, 'A role of the claustrum in auditory scene analysis by reflecting sensory change',Frontiers in Systems Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2014.00044/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No connections between the claustrum and area 17 were observed.
Nina ePatzke, Giorgio M Innocenti, Giorgio M Innocenti, Paul R Manger 2014, 'The claustrum of the ferret: afferent and efferent connections to lower and higherorder visual cortical areas.', Frontiers in Systems Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2014.00031/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No latexin immunoreactive element was detected in the claustrum or adjacent structures.
Andrea Pirone, Bruno Cozzi, Larry Edelstein, Antonella Peruffo, Carla Lenzi, FrancescaQuilici, Rita Antonini, Maura Castagna 2012, 'Topography of Gng2- and NetrinG2-expression suggests an insular origin of the humanclaustrum.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3434180?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The claustrum has a role in the interhemispheric transfer of certain types of sensorimotor information.
Jared Brent Smith, Kevin Douglas Alloway 2014, 'Interhemispheric claustral circuits coordinate somatomotor and visuomotor corticalareas that regulate exploratory behaviors', Frontiers in Systems Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2014.00093/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Some fibers exchanged between the extreme capsule and the claustrum.
HAGHIR H, SADEGHI Y, HOSSEINI A, MEHRAEIN P 2001, 'A HISTOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF MYELINATED NERVE FIBERS BETWEEN THE EXTERNAL AND EXTREMECAPSULES IN HUMAN BRAIN', Cell Journalhttp://celljournal.org/library/upload/article/123-130.PDF. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The claustrum seems to have been waiting for the science of connectomics.
Carinna Margaret Torgerson, John Darrell Van Horn 2014, 'A Case Study in Connectomics: The History, Mapping, and Connectivity of the Claustrum',Frontiers in Neuroinformaticshttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fninf.2014.00083/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This paper present a new hypothesis as to the function of the claustrum.
John eSmythies, Lawrence eEdelstein, Vilayanur eRamachandran 2012, 'Hypotheses relating to the function of the claustrum', Frontiers in Integrative Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2012.00053/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)