frontostriatal
frontostriatal adjective: of or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe.
Adjective
frontostriatal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe.
- Collectively, these results indicate that maturation of frontostriatal connectivity and function contributes to a developing capacity for cognitive control (i.e. adjusting behavior when predictions about the occurrence of events are violated).2006, Yuko Munakata, Mark H. Johnson, editors, Processes of Change in Brain and Cognitive Development: Attention and Performance XXI, page 523
- HD and PD patients have also demonstrated procedural memory deficits attributable to frontostriatal dysfunction, although this cognitive domain has not received the same degree of study among HIV+ individuals.2006, Felicia Gould, Procedural Memory Functioning in HIV+ Midlife Women, PhD Thesis, page 4
Origin of frontostriatal
From fronto- + striatal.
Words formed from frontostriatal
- frontostriatal circuit
- frontostriatally
Questions about frontostriatal
- What does frontostriatal mean?
- Frontostriatal means of or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe.
- What part of speech is frontostriatal?
- Frontostriatal is an adjective.
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