#basal_ganglion__basalganglion  any of several masses of subcortical gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement
  supertype:  ganglion  an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
  part of:  pyramidal_tract  diencephalon
  subtype:  amygdala__amygdaloid_nucleus__corpus_amygdaloideum  an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior
  subtype:  caudate_nucleus__caudatenucleu  a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
  subtype:  claustrum  a layer of gray matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus
  subtype:  lenticular_nucleus__lentiform_nucleus__lentiformnucleu  a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum
  subtype:  pallidum__globus_pallidus__paleostriatum  the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus
  subtype:  putamen  the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus

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