Preferred Name | Basal forebrain | |
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http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_1560 |
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true |
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definition |
The term basal forebrain refers to a "heterogeneous set of structures on the medial and ventral cerebral hemisphere." It comprises the substantia innominata, basal nucleus, anterior perforated substance, islands of Calleja and overlying parts of the striatum and globus pallidus. It extends caudally into pars reticulata of the substantia nigra and rostrally includes the nucleus accumbens, nucleus of diagonal band, nucleus of stria terminalis and septal nuclei (Mai-2004).|A region of the brain consisting of ventral and rostral subcortical regions of the telencephalon, including among others, the basal ganglia, septal nuclei, amygdala, ventral pallidum, substantia innominata, and basal nucleus of Meynert. |
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external_id_urls |
http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=2137625569 |
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external_ids |
nnUID:2137625569 |
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label |
Basal forebrain |
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mod_date |
2006-10-04 |
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preferred_label |
Basal forebrain |
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prefixIRI |
birnlex_1560 |
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prefLabel |
Basal forebrain |
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retired |
false |
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http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_1067 |