frontostriatal

English

Etymology

From fronto- +‎ striatal.

Adjective

frontostriatal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe.
   • 2006, Yuko Munakata, Mark H. Johnson, editors, Processes of Change in Brain and Cognitive Development: Attention and Performance XXI, page 523:

     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, Felicia Gould, Procedural Memory Functioning in HIV+ Midlife Women, PhD Thesis, page 4,

     HD^{[Huntingdon's disease]} and PD^{[Parkinson's disease]} 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.

   • 2008, Bruce F. Pennington, Diagnosing Learning Disorders: A Neuropsychological Framework, 2nd edition, page 158:

     In what follows, we review evidence that supports frontostriatal dysfunction in ADHD.

Derived terms

• frontostriatal circuit
• frontostriatally

Anagrams

• striatofrontal