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striatum
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Striatum
The
striatum
, also known as the
neostriatum
or
striate nucleus
, is a subcortical part of the
forebrain
and a critical component of the
reward system
. It receives
glutamatergic
and
dopaminergic
inputs from different sources and serves as the primary input to the
basal ganglia system
. In all
primates
, the
dorsal striatum
is divided by a
white matter
tract called the
internal capsule
into two sectors called the
caudate nucleus
and the
putamen
. The
ventral striatum
is composed of the
nucleus accumbens
and
olfactory tubercle
in
primates
. Functionally, the striatum coordinates multiple aspects of cognition, including motor and action
planning
,
decision-making
,
motivation
,
reinforcement
, and reward perception.
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