Subcortical masses of gray matter in the forebrain and midbrain that are richly interconnected and so viewed as a functional system. The nuclei usually included are the caudate nucleus (caudoputamen in rodents), putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra (pars compacta and pars reticulata) and the subthalamic nucleus. Some also include the nucleus accumbens and ventral pallidum. [ BIRNLEX:826 ]
Synonyms: basal ganglia basal nuclei (basal ganglia) basal ganglia set set of basal ganglia
Term information
- MESH:D001479
- EMAPA:32673
- NCIT:C12447
- PBA:4001
- FMA:84013
- neuronames:2677
- HBA:4276
- MBA:623
- MA:0000184
- BM:Tel-BG
- Wikipedia:Basal_ganglia
- BIRNLEX:826
- GAID:617
- VHOG:0001696
- BAMS:BG
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- aggregate regional part of brain
- part of some cerebral subcortex
- overlaps some telencephalon
- overlaps some midbrain