Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontostriatal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fron-tos-tri-atal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From fronto- + striatal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fronto

Derived Forms

frontostriatally

Phrases

frontostriatal circuit

Questions

What does frontostriatal mean?: Of or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe.
Where does frontostriatal come from?: From fronto- + striatal.

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