striatum

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12097
Subcortical structure of striations of gray matter and white matter in the forebrain that serves as the major input to the basal ganglia, specifically the caudate nucleus, the putamen and the striated structure linking them.
See also: corpus striatum
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 907 [Terms] [Paper]