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Lentiform nucleus

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globus pallidusnoun(neuroanatomy) The inner part of the lenticular nucleus of the brain.
caudate nucleusnoun(neuroanatomy) a nucleus within each hemisphere of the brain, sitting astride the thalamus and located near the center of the brain.
striatumnoun(neuroanatomy) The caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus considered as a single structure.
nucleus accumbensnoun(neuroanatomy) A dopaminergic nucleus found near the most anterior portion of the caudate nucleus. It is connected to the ventral tegmental area and the prefrontal cortex and is the primary nucleus thought to be involved with addiction.
subthalamic nucleusThe subthalamic nucleus is a small lens-shaped nucleus in the brain where it is, from a functional point of view, part of the basal ganglia system.
tegmentumnoun(neuroanatomy) The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey.
basal ganglionnoun(neuroanatomy) Any of a group of nuclei in the brain interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem.
lateral geniculate nucleusnoun(neuroanatomy) The nucleus of the thalamus which receives input from the optic tract.
basolateral amygdalaThe basolateral amygdala, or basolateral complex, consists of the lateral, basal and accessory-basal nuclei of the amygdala.
nucleus basalisIn the human brain, the nucleus basalis, also known as the nucleus basalis of Meynert or nucleus basalis magnocellularis, is a group of neurons located mainly in the substantia innominata of the basal forebrain.
basal gangliaThe basal ganglia or basal nuclei are a group of subcortical nuclei found in the brains of vertebrates.
medial dorsal nucleusThe medial dorsal nucleus (or mediodorsal nucleus of thalamus, dorsomedial nucleus, dorsal medial nucleus, or medial nucleus group) is a large nucleus in the thalamus.
arcuate nucleusThe arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus, or ARC, is also known as the infundibular nucleus to distinguish it from the arcuate nucleus of the medulla oblongata in the brainstem.
dentate nucleusnoun(anatomy) A cluster of neurons, in each hemisphere of the cerebellum, that links it with the rest of the brain.
pulvinar nucleiThe pulvinar nuclei or nuclei of the pulvinar (nuclei pulvinares) are the nuclei (cell bodies of neurons) located in the thalamus (a part of the vertebrate brain).
locus coeruleusnoun(neurology) A small nucleus, located bilaterally in the pons, which contains norepinephrine and has projections to most of the brain.
emboliform nucleusnounOne of the cerebellar nuclei, lying immediately to the medial side of the nucleus dentatus, and partly covering its hilus.
anterior nuclei of thalamusThe anterior nuclei of thalamus (or anterior nuclear group) are a collection of nuclei at the rostral end of the dorsal thalamus.
subventricular zoneThe subventricular zone is a region situated on the outside wall of each lateral ventricle of the vertebrate brain.
thalamic reticular nucleusThe thalamic reticular nucleus is part of the ventral thalamus that forms a capsule around the thalamus laterally.

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