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A layer of gray matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus
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claustrum
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The claustrum is a thin, irregular, sheet of neurons that is attached to the underside of the neocortex in the center of the brain . It is suspected to be present in the brains of all mammals . The claustrum is a fraction of a millimetre to a few millimetres ...
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n. (context anatomy English) A thin lamina of grey matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the human brain.
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n. a layer of gray matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus
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Claustrum \Claus"trum\, n.; pl. Claustra . [L., a bolt or bar.] (Anat.) A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man. -- Claus"tral , a.