Basal Forebrain
Hierarchy level in atlas is 1: 0 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: Basal forebrainAbbreviation
Basal forebrain
Species
Rat
Description of part
Collator note: this brain part is not explicitly defined in the associated reference, but only used to denominate the super-part of the BST.
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Krettek & Price
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Reference
Author:
Krettek J.E., Price J.L.
Title:
Amygdaloid projections to subcortical structures within the basal forebrain and brainstem in the rat and the cat
Title of Book:
J Comp Neurol
Volume:
178
Year:
1978
Number:
2
Pages:
225-254
Major subparts
| Name | Type |
| Nucleus accumbens | gray matter |
| Substantia innominata | gray matter |
| Putamen | gray matter |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis | gray matter |
