Category:Forebrain

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Name: Forebrain
Definition: The part of the brain developed from the most rostral of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic neural tube and consisting of the DIENCEPHALON and TELENCEPHALON. (MSH) * part of the brain developed from the most rostral of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic neural tube (brain) from which the diencephalon and telencephalon are derived; also called the forebrain. (CSP), The part of the brain developed from the most rostral of the three primary vesicles of the embryonic neural tube and consisting of the Diencephalon and Telencephalon.
Synonym(s): prosencephalon
Abbreviation FB
Super-category: Regional part of brain
Defining citation: UMLS
Id: birnlex_1509
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Parts of Forebrain

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Inferred incoming projections for Forebrain

Receives projections from Induseum griseum, Olfactory tubercle, Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus

Neurons in Forebrain

Globus pallidus intrinsic cell, Globus pallidus principal cell, Islet of Calleja dwarf neuron, Neostriatum GABA interneuron, Neostriatum SOM/NOS cell, Neostriatum cholinergic cell, Neostriatum gaba/parvalbumin interneuron, Neostriatum medium spiny neuron, Neostriatum parvalbumin interneuron, Olfactory bulb (main) mitral cell, Olfactory tubercle Islets of Calleja DA cell, Olfactory tubercle Islets of Calleja GABA cell, Olfactory tubercle islets of Calleja granule neuron, Olfactory tubercle islets of Calleja large Type 2 hilar cell, Olfactory tubercle islets of Calleja large hilar cell, Olfactory tubercle islets of Calleja spiny granule neuron, Thalamus interneuron large, Thalamus interneuron small, Thalamus relay cell are neurons that can be found in Forebrain or its parts.

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Neuronames ID ( what's this?): 8
Is part of : Brain

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