Abbreviation

CH

Species

Rat

Description of part

Definitions of the cerebrum have changed over the years (Swanson 2000b). Since Aristotle it has referred to the entire brain (that part of the CNS within the cranium), as well as to the cerebral hemispheres or endbrain (that part of the neural tube derived embriologically from lateral ventricular neuroepithelium. Based on evidence reviewed elsewhere (Alvarez-Bolado et al. 1995; Alvarez-Bolado and Swanson 1996; Swanson 200c), the cerebrum contains two major divisions:cortex and nuclei (basal nuclei or ganglia). Note that the terms amygdala and septal region no longer appear as major divisions of the endbrain; they are arbitrarily defined regions that contain heterogeneous nuclei and/or cortical areas.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-2004

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Reference

Cerebrum - Rat - Swanson-1998
Cerebrum - Human - His-Nomina Anatomica-1895
Cerebrum - Mouse - Dong-2007