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putamen

putamen The putamen is the largest and outermost part of the basal ganglia, a group of structures deep in the brain.

The putamen is the largest and outermost part of the basal ganglia, a group of structures deep in the brain. It belongs to the neostriatum and, together with the globus pallidus, makes up part of the lentiform nucleus.