Appendix I

Appendix I - Brain Names and Places

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HIERARCHY OF NAMES

DIVISIONS OF THE BRAIN (jump down)

BRODMANN'S AREAS MAPS (jump down)

FOREBRAIN
     Diencephalon
          Subthalamus
               Zona incerta
               Subthalamic nucleus
          Hypothalamus
               Intermediate hypothalamic region
                    Hypophysis
                         Adenohypophysis
                         Neurohypophysis
          Thalamus
               Metathalamus
                    Medial geniculate body
                    Lateral geniculate body
          Epithalamus
               Habenula
               Pineal body
     Telencephalon
          Cerebral cortex
               Archicortex
                    Hippocampal formation
                         Hippocampus
                         Dentate gyrus
                    Subiculum
               Parahippocampal gyrus
               Cingulate gyrus
               Occipital lobe
               Temporal lobe
               Insula
               Parietal lobe
               Frontal lobe
          Cerebral white matter
               Anterior commissure
               Internal capsule
               Corpus callosum
          Basal ganglia
               Amygdala
               Globus pallidus
               Striatum
                    Caudate nucleus
                    Putamen
          Septum
          Fornix
          Olfactory bulb

This list uses a standardized hierarchy and names adopted by the BrainInfo database.

HINDBRAIN
     Medulla oblongata
          Cochlear nuclei
          Medullary reticular formation
          Solitary nucleus
          Inferior olivary complex
          Vestibular nuclei
     Metencephalon
          Cerebellum
               Deep cerebellar nuclei
                    Dentate nucleus
                    Fastigial nucleus
                    Globose nucleus
                    Emboliform nucleus
               Cerebellar cortex
                    Flocculonodular lobe
                    Posterior lobe
                         Vermis of posterior lobe
                    Anterior lobe
          Pons
               Basal part of pons
                    Pontine nuclei
               Pontine tegmentum
                    Pontine reticular formation
                    Superior olivary complex
                    Locus ceruleus

MIDBRAIN
      Cerebral Peduncle
          Substantia nigra
          Midbrain tegmentum
               Midbrain reticular formation
               Red nucleus
               Oculomotor nuclei
     Tectum
          Inferior colliculus
          Superior colliculus
          Pretectal region

The next table lists divisions and commonly used names of brain regions. The forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain are physically separate regions during the development of the human embryo, and two of them give rise to two subdivisions that are distinct in the adult. Thus, there are five divisions. Starting at the top of the head and going down to the spinal cord, they are the telencephalon, diencephalon, mesencephalon, metencephalon, and myelencephalon. Each has homologs in the brains of lower animals. The earliest brains are all hindbrains, more advanced animals added a midbrain, and the cerebral cortex comes into its own mainly in mammals.

Brodmann's areas as defined in his 1909 publication. Numbers "missing" in this sequence only exist in his maps of monkey cortex. The attributions of function have been developed since his anatomic descriptions. The functions identified here are not as subdivided as the ones in the pictures throughout this book, in the interests of keeping this diagram clear and simple.

More displays of Brodmann's Areas, with a colored-in adaptation of the original maps
and anatomic descriptions of each area can be found here, on my academic website.

¥The book "Brodmann's 'Localization in the Cerebral Cortex'" (1999) by L.J. Garey provides an excellent English translation of Brodmann's original 1909 paper.

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Appendix I - Brain Names and Places				Missing the menu? Click here
HIERARCHY OF NAMES DIVISIONS OF THE BRAIN (jump down) BRODMANN'S AREAS MAPS (jump down)
		FOREBRAIN Diencephalon Subthalamus Zona incerta Subthalamic nucleus Hypothalamus Intermediate hypothalamic region Hypophysis Adenohypophysis Neurohypophysis Thalamus Metathalamus Medial geniculate body Lateral geniculate body Epithalamus Habenula Pineal body Telencephalon Cerebral cortex Archicortex Hippocampal formation Hippocampus Dentate gyrus Subiculum Parahippocampal gyrus Cingulate gyrus Occipital lobe Temporal lobe Insula Parietal lobe Frontal lobe Cerebral white matter Anterior commissure Internal capsule Corpus callosum Basal ganglia Amygdala Globus pallidus Striatum Caudate nucleus Putamen Septum Fornix Olfactory bulb
This list uses a standardized hierarchy and names adopted by the BrainInfo database. HINDBRAIN Medulla oblongata Cochlear nuclei Medullary reticular formation Solitary nucleus Inferior olivary complex Vestibular nuclei Metencephalon Cerebellum Deep cerebellar nuclei Dentate nucleus Fastigial nucleus Globose nucleus Emboliform nucleus Cerebellar cortex Flocculonodular lobe Posterior lobe Vermis of posterior lobe Anterior lobe Pons Basal part of pons Pontine nuclei Pontine tegmentum Pontine reticular formation Superior olivary complex Locus ceruleus MIDBRAIN Cerebral Peduncle Substantia nigra Midbrain tegmentum Midbrain reticular formation Red nucleus Oculomotor nuclei Tectum Inferior colliculus Superior colliculus Pretectal region
The next table lists divisions and commonly used names of brain regions. The forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain are physically separate regions during the development of the human embryo, and two of them give rise to two subdivisions that are distinct in the adult. Thus, there are five divisions. Starting at the top of the head and going down to the spinal cord, they are the telencephalon, diencephalon, mesencephalon, metencephalon, and myelencephalon. Each has homologs in the brains of lower animals. The earliest brains are all hindbrains, more advanced animals added a midbrain, and the cerebral cortex comes into its own mainly in mammals.

Brodmann's areas as defined in his 1909 publication. Numbers "missing" in this sequence only exist in his maps of monkey cortex. The attributions of function have been developed since his anatomic descriptions. The functions identified here are not as subdivided as the ones in the pictures throughout this book, in the interests of keeping this diagram clear and simple. More displays of Brodmann's Areas, with a colored-in adaptation of the original maps and anatomic descriptions of each area can be found here, on my academic website.

	¥The book "Brodmann's 'Localization in the Cerebral Cortex'" (1999) by L.J. Garey provides an excellent English translation of Brodmann's original 1909 paper.
			Purchase Online