Subthalamus | |
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![]() Coronal slices of human brain showing the basal ganglia, subthalamic nucleus (STN) and substantia nigra (SN). STN is in subthalamus; SN is not. | |
Identifiers | |
MeSH | D020530 |
NeuroNames | 434 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_708 |
TA98 | A14.1.08.201 A14.1.08.701 |
TA2 | 5708 |
FMA | 62010 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The subthalamus or ventral thalamus is a part of the diencephalon.[1] Its most prominent structure is the subthalamic nucleus. The subthalamus connects to the globus pallidus, a basal nucleus of the telencephalon.[2]