History
The word "putamen" is from Latin, referring to that which "falls off in pruning", from "puto", meaning "to prune". It is pronounced pyu-ta'men.
Until recently, very few studies were conducted that were focused specifically on the putamen. However, many studies have been done on the basal ganglia and the interactions among the brain structures it comprises. In the 1970s, the first single unit recordings were done with monkeys monitoring pallidal neuron activity related to movement.
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