English to Italian Medical Medical (general) anatomia cervello

Care colleghe e colleghi, ho un altro dubbio sulla resa dell’espressione “caudate-cortical connectivity” nell'ultima frase del brano riportato di seguito: penso si riferisca alla connettività fra nucleo caudato e corteccia cerebrale, ma mi domandavo se l’espressione “connettività caudato-corticale” fosse di uso comune in italiano o se fosse meglio ampliarla.... Però, in effetti, qualche occorrenza sembra esserci...
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Attachments have intrinsic motivational value that combines immediate hedonic response with approach motivation, goal-directed behavior, and learning.
The striatum and its massive projections from both frontal cortex and amygdala are implicated in detecting attachment-relevant cues, appraising their valence, and guiding action by coding the affective properties of stimuli.
Notably, even within the striatum there is a shift from ventral (NA) to dorsal striatum (caudate) in corticostriatal connectivity with the stabilization of the bond, reflecting a shift from reward-related drive and novelty seeking to familiarity processing and predictability.
*** Caudate–cortical connectivity *** is associated less with passion, sexual desire, or parental response to vulnerable infants but with long-term relationships, habit formation, and companionship among couples, and social cooperation and trust among friends.