ventral striatum

English

Noun

ventral striatum (plural ventral striatums or ventral striata)

1. (neuroanatomy) The forward part of the corpus striatum, made up of four separate parts, two per hemisphere: the nucleus accumbens and the olfactory tubercle.

Meronyms

• nucleus accumbens
• olfactory tubercle

Holonyms

• corpus striatum
• forebrain
• striatum

Coordinate terms

• dorsal striatum

Related terms

• ventrostriatal