putamen - BrainInfo

putamen (Pu)

The term putamen refers to a predominantly cellular component of the striatum in the primate. Defined on the basis of Nissl and myelin stains it is more lateral than the other component, the caudate nucleus. The caudate nucleus encircles the putamen, separated from it by the internal capsule ( Carpenter-1983 ). The caudate nucleus and the putamen are not distinguishable in the rodent. There the myelinated fibers that pass through the striatum to connect the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures do not form an internal capsule but are distributed throughout the striatum. Thus, in the rodent the striatum is often called 'caudoputamen' ( Swanson-2004 ). In the striatopallidal system, the classical striatum, or caudoputamen, is the largest part of the dorsal striatum ( Heimer-1995 ). Functionally it is part of the cerebral nuclei ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as: putamen, Putamen, Nucleus putamen

NeuroNames ID: 230

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Name:

скорлупа

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

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Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

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putamen

Language:

Indonesian

Organism:

human

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Noback-1982

Citation:

Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC, 1982

Source Title:

Anatomi Susunan Saraf Manusia, Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Neurobiologi

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acronym

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human

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Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

putamen

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Italian

Organism:

human

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Carpenter-1995

Citation:

EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

Name:

putamen

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English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

Putamen

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Latin

Organism:

human

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Nomina-1983

Citation:

Fifth Edition, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1983

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

Putamen

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Latin

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

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Shantha-1968

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1968

Source Title:

A Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Java Monkey Brain (Macaca irus)

Name:

Nucleus putamen

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Olszewski-1952

Citation:

S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1952

Source Title:

The Thalamus Of The Macaca mulatta: An Atlas For Use With The Stereotaxic Instrument

Name:

Schale

Language:

German

Organism:

human

Source:

Schultze-1993

Citation:

Georg Theme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1993

Source Title:

Anatomisches Wörterbuch

Name:

putamen

Language:

Spanish

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1994

Citation:

edicion 4, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore; traducción de Editorial Medica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, efectuada por el Dr. Alejandro Kaufman

Source Title:

Neuroanatomía Fundamentos

Name:

Schalenkörper

Language:

German

Organism:

human

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Schiebler-1999

Citation:

Eighth Edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1999.

Source Title:

Anatomie

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putamen

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

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acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

Name:

被殻

Language:

Japanese

Organism:

Unspecified

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Citation:

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Illustrations

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labeled line drawings of
sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

multiple views of
3D reconstruction in
Macaca mulatta

Species With The Structure

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Homo sapiens (human)

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putamen

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Carpenter-1983

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Topology

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Homo sapiens (human)

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Putamen

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Nomina-1983

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Topology

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Yes

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Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

Putamen

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Shantha-1968

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Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

Nucleus putamen

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Olszewski-1952

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Rattus (rat)

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Mus (mouse)

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Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.