Subcortical Nuclei

Contributed By

Prof Dara M Cannon

University of Galway

Case Overview

This resource is focused on the basal ganglia derived from the telencephalon and those of the diencephalon including the thalamus as its associate nuclei (see Limbic System for the hippocampus and amygdala).

Anatomical Region and System

Target Audience

Additional Details

  • Level of Neuroanatomy Content: Basic
  • Average Activity Duration: 25 minutes
  • Adaptable for Online Learning: Yes
  • level of difficulty to implement this resource: easy

activity type

  • E-Module
  • Individual activity

Learning Objectives

The learning objective for this topic is to know the anatomical location, internal and external structure, blood supply and connections of the basal ganglia and diencephalon (see cerebral white matter for detail on connections).

Additional Relevant Information

N/A

Licensing

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License).

Peer Review Statement

This work has been vetted and accepted through the GNN peer-review process before publication.

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