Interbrain

Hierarchy level in atlas is 3: 2 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: DI

Abbreviation

DI

Species

Rat

Description of part

Brainstem means different things to different authors. Here we include the interbrain, midbrain, and the hindbrain. The neuroendocrine motor system is centered in the interbrain, whereas autonomic and somatic motoneuron pools are found in the midbrain and hindbrain (and of course spinal cord).

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-1998

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The position of this brain part in hierarchy was collated from the associated reference

Reference

Author: Swanson LW
Title of Book: Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Year: 1998
Pages: 196-213
Edition: second
Publisher: Elsevier