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Brain Anatomy & Structures
Brain anatomy covers the parts of the brain, where they are, and how they’re connected. The entries range from large areas, such as the temporal lobe, to smaller structures, such as the hippocampus. They look at how these parts contribute to seeing, hearing, moving, remembering, and making decisions. Some structures are deep inside the brain, while others form part of its folded outer surface, the cortex.
Definitions
- Amygdala
- Anterior cingulate cortex
- Anterior insula
- Auditory Cortex
- Basal Ganglia
- Broca's Area
- Cingulate Gyrus
- Claustrum
- Dorsal striatum
- Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
- Hippocampus
- Hypothalamus
- Insula
- Locus coeruleus
- Medial prefrontal cortex
- Mesolimbic Circuit
- Nucleus Accumbens
- Occipital Lobe
- Orbitofrontal cortex
- Parietal Lobe
- Pineal Gland
- Pituitary Gland
- Posterior cingulate cortex
- Prefrontal cortex
- Premotor Cortex
- Striatum
- Subgenual Cortex
- Substantia Nigra
- Temporal Lobe
- Thalamus
- Ventral striatum
- Ventral Tegmental Area
- Ventromedial prefrontal cortex
- Visual Cortex
- Wernicke's Area
