The human brain Anatomy regions are ordered following standard neuroanatomy hierarchies. Physiology, connective, and Embryology regions are listed in parentheses where appropriate.
Hindbrain (rhombencephalon)
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Medulla oblongata
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Medullary pyramids
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Arcuate nucleus
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Olivary body
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Rostral ventrolateral medulla
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Caudal ventrolateral medulla
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Solitary nucleus (Nucleus of the solitary tract)
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Respiratory center-Respiratory groups
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Dorsal respiratory group
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Ventral respiratory group or Apneustic centre
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Pre-Bötzinger complex
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Bötzinger complex
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Retrotrapezoid nucleus
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Nucleus retrofacialis
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Nucleus retroambiguus
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Nucleus para-ambiguus
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Paramedian reticular nucleus
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Gigantocellular reticular nucleus
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Parafacial zone
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Cuneate nucleus
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Gracile nucleus
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Perihypoglossal nuclei
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Intercalated nucleus
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Prepositus nucleus
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Sublingual nucleus
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Area postrema
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Medullary cranial nerve nuclei
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Inferior salivatory nucleus
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Nucleus ambiguus
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Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve
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Hypoglossal nucleus
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Chemoreceptor trigger zone
Metencephalon
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Pons
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Pontine nuclei
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Pontine cranial nerve nuclei
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Chief or pontine nucleus of the trigeminal nerve sensory nucleus (V)
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Motor nucleus for the trigeminal nerve (V)
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Abducens nucleus (VI)
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Facial nerve nucleus (VII)
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Vestibulocochlear nuclei (vestibular nuclei and cochlear nuclei) (VIII)
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Superior salivatory nucleus
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Pontine tegmentum
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Pontine micturition center (Barrington's nucleus)
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Locus coeruleus
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Pedunculopontine nucleus
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Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus
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Tegmental pontine reticular nucleus
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Nucleus incertus
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Parabrachial area
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Medial parabrachial nucleus
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Lateral parabrachial nucleus
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Subparabrachial nucleus (Kölliker-Fuse nucleus)
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Pontine respiratory group
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Superior olivary complex
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Medial superior olive
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Lateral superior olive
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Medial nucleus of the trapezoid body
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Paramedian pontine reticular formation
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Parvocellular reticular nucleus
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Caudal pontine reticular nucleus
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Cerebellar peduncles
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Superior cerebellar peduncle
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Middle cerebellar peduncle
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Inferior cerebellar peduncle
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Cerebellum
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Cerebellar vermis
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Cerebellar hemispheres
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Cerebellar nuclei
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Tectum
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Corpora quadrigemina
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Inferior colliculi
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Superior colliculi
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Pretectum
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Tegmentum
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Periaqueductal gray
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Rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus
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Midbrain reticular formation
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Dorsal raphe nucleus
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Red nucleus
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Ventral tegmental area
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Parabrachial pigmented nucleus
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Paranigral nucleus
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Rostromedial tegmental nucleus
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Caudal linear nucleus
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Rostral linear nucleus of the raphe
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Interfascicular nucleus
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Substantia nigra
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Interpeduncular nucleus
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Cerebral peduncle
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Mesencephalic cranial nerve nuclei
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Oculomotor nucleus (III)
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Edinger-Westphal nucleus
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Trochlear nucleus (IV)
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Mesencephalic duct (cerebral aqueduct, aqueduct of Sylvius)
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Diencephalon
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Epithalamus
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Thalamus
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Anterior nuclear group
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Anteroventral nucleus ( ventral anterior nucleus)
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Anterodorsal nucleus
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Anteromedial nucleus
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Medial nuclear group
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Medial dorsal nucleus
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Midline nuclear group
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Paratenial nucleus
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Reuniens nucleus ( medioventral nucleus)
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Rhomboidal nucleus
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Intralaminar nuclear group
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Centromedian nucleus
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Parafascicular nucleus
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Paracentral nucleus
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Central lateral nucleus
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Lateral nuclear group
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Ventral nuclear group
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Ventral anterior nucleus
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Ventral lateral nucleus
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Ventral posterior nucleus
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Ventral posterior lateral nucleus
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Ventral posterior medial nucleus
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Metathalamus
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Medial geniculate body
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Lateral geniculate body
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Thalamic reticular nucleus
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Hypothalamus (limbic system) (HPA axis)
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Anterior
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Medial area
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Parts of preoptic area
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Medial preoptic nucleus
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INAH 1
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INAH 2
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INAH 3
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INAH 4
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Median preoptic nucleus
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Suprachiasmatic nucleus
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Paraventricular nucleus
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Supraoptic nucleus (mainly)
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Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
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Lateral area
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Parts of preoptic area
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Anterior part of Lateral nucleus
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Part of supraoptic nucleus
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Other nuclei of preoptic area
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Median preoptic nucleus
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Periventricular preoptic nucleus
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Tuberal
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Medial area
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Lateral area
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Tuberal part of Lateral nucleus
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Lateral tuberal nuclei
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Posterior
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Medial area
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Lateral area
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Posterior part of Lateral nucleus
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Surface
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Optic chiasm
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Subfornical organ
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Periventricular nucleus
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Tuber cinereum
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Tuberal nucleus
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Tuberomammillary nucleus
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Tuberal region
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Mammillary nucleus
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Subthalamus (HPA axis)
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White matter
Subcortical
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[[Rhinencephalon (
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Frontal lobe
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Cortex
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Primary motor cortex (Precentral gyrus, M1)
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Premotor cortex
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Supplementary motor cortex
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Prefrontal cortex
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Orbitofrontal cortex
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Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
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Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex
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Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex
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Ventromedial prefrontal cortex
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Gyri
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Superior frontal gyrus
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Middle frontal gyrus
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Inferior frontal gyrus
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Parietal lobe
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Cortex
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Primary somatosensory cortex (S1)
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Secondary somatosensory cortex (S2)
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Posterior parietal cortex
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Gyri
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Postcentral gyrus (Primary somesthetic area)
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Other
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1, 2, 3 (Primary somesthetic area); 5, 7, 23, 26, 29, 31, 39, 40
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Occipital lobe
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Cortex
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Primary visual cortex (V1)
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V2
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V3
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V4
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Gyri
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Other
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17 (V1, primary visual cortex); 18, 19
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Temporal lobe
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Cortex
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Primary auditory cortex (A1)
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Secondary auditory cortex (A2)
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Inferior temporal cortex
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V5/MT
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Posterior inferior temporal cortex
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Gyri
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Superior temporal gyrus
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Middle temporal gyrus
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Inferior temporal gyrus
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Entorhinal cortex
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Perirhinal cortex
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Parahippocampal gyrus
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Fusiform gyrus
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Other
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Medial superior temporal area (MST)
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Insular cortex
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Cingulate cortex
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Anterior cingulate
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Posterior cingulate
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Retrosplenial cortex
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Indusium griseum
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Subgenual area 25
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23, 24; 26, 29, 30 (retrosplenial areas); 31, 32
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Superior longitudinal fasciculus
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Uncinate fasciculus
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Perforant pathway
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Thalamocortical radiations
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Corpus callosum
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Anterior commissure
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Amygdalofugal pathway
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Interthalamic adhesion
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Posterior commissure
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Habenular commissure
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Fornix
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Mammillotegmental fasciculus
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Incertohypothalamic pathway
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Cerebral peduncle
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Medial forebrain bundle
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Medial longitudinal fasciculus
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Myoclonic triangle
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Solitary tract
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Major dopaminergic pathways from dopaminergic cell groups
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Mesocortical pathway
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Mesolimbic pathway
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Nigrostriatal pathway
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Tuberoinfundibular pathway
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Serotonergic pathways
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Norepinephrine Pathways
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Epinephrine pathways from adrenergic cell groups
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Glutamate and acetylcholine pathways from mesopontine nuclei
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Extrapyramidal system
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Pyramidal tract
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Corticospinal tract or Cerebrospinal fibers
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Lateral corticospinal tract
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Anterior corticospinal tract
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Corticopontine fibers
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Frontopontine fibers
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Temporopontine fibers
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Corticobulbar tract
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Corticomesencephalic tract
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Tectospinal tract
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Interstitiospinal tract
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Rubrospinal tract
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Rubro-olivary tract
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Olivocerebellar tract
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Olivospinal tract
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Vestibulospinal tract
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Lateral vestibulospinal tract
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Medial vestibulospinal tract
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Reticulospinal tract
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Lateral raphespinal tract
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Alpha system
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Gamma system
Somatosensory system
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Dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway
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Spinothalamic tract
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Lateral spinothalamic tract
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Anterior spinothalamic tract
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Spinomesencephalic tract
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Spinocerebellar tract
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Spino-olivary tract
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Spinoreticular tract
Visual system
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Nerves
Neuroendocrine systems
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Hypothalamic-pituitary hormones
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Hypothalamic–neurohypophyseal system
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Neuron vascular systems
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Middle cerebral artery
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Posterior cerebral artery
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Anterior cerebral artery
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Vertebral artery
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Basilar artery
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Circle of Willis (arterial system)
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Blood–brain barrier
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Glymphatic system
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veins
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Circumventricular organs
Neurotransmitter pathways
Dural meningeal system
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Brain-cerebrospinal fluid barrier
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Meningeal coverings
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Epidural space
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Subdural space
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Subarachnoid space
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Ventricular system
Limbic system
Other areas that have been included in the limbic system include the:
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Stria medullaris
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Central gray and dorsal and ventral nuclei of Gudden
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