putamen

pu·ta·men (pyo̵̅o̅ tā′mən)

noun pl. -·tam′i·na-tam′i nə

the hard stone, or endocarp, of certain fruits, as of the peach and the plum, or the shell of a nut

Etymology: ModL < L, that which falls off in pruning, waste < putare, to prune, cleanse: see pure

Converse of object

call: The scientists found that a brain region called the ventral putamen lit up most strongly when people drank their favorite cola.

Adjective modifier

caudate: Extrapyramidal Nervous System Refers to the caudate, putamen, and Substantia Nigra.

Modifies a noun

neuron: Normally, symptoms of fatigue would result from a reduction in cortical activation that would reduce the firing of putamen neurons.

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