: the most medial of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere
called alsocaudate
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe study also found that the caudate nucleus, a reward center in the brain, was activated in response to negative gossip about celebrities; subjects seemed to be amused or entertained by salacious celebrity scandals. Sophia Gottfried, Time, 25 Sep. 2019
Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
caudate nucleus
noun
: the one of the four basal ganglia in each cerebral hemisphere that comprises a mass of gray matter in the corpus striatum, forms part of the floor of the lateral ventricle, and is separated from the lentiform nucleus by the internal capsule