#diencephalon__interbrain__betweenbrain__thalmencephalon the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
supertype: #neural_structure a structure that is part of the nervous system
part of: #forebrain
part: #third_eye__thirdeye__pineal_eye a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
part: #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
part: #thalamus large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
part: #geniculate_body one of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex
part: #hypothalamus a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
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