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Claustrum

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Claus´trum
n.1.(Anat.) A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man.
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Noun1.claustrum - a layer of grey matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus
basal ganglion - any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement


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The analyses presented in the volume nonetheless show that meditation in the seventeenth century is tied to the emergence of spaces of mental closure, to the folding of the self upon itself, which render the claustrum animae known to medieval monks accessible to publics as various as are the genres discussed.
She notes his adaptable association with the Carmelite Order as he moved between claustrum and seculum.
 
 
 
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