#neural_structure  a structure that is part of the nervous system
  supertype:  #anatomical_structure__structure__complex_body_part__bodily_structure__body_structure  a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"
  subtype:  #mamillary_body__mamillarybody__mammillary_body__corpus_mamillare  one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
  subtype:  #ganglion  an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
     subtype:  #autonomic_ganglion__autonomicganglion  any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs
        subtype:  #otic_ganglion__otoganglion  an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland
     subtype:  #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
        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
  subtype:  #reflex_arc  the neural path of a reflex
  subtype:  #nerve_center__nervecenter__center__centre__nerve_centre__nervecentre  a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
     subtype:  #auditory_center  the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve
     subtype:  #rhinencephalon__olfactory_brain  a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior
     subtype:  #Broca's_area__Broca's_center__Broca's_gyrus__Broca's_convolution__convolution_of_Broca  the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
     subtype:  #Wernicke's_area__Wernicke's_center  the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
     subtype:  #respiratory_center__respiratorycenter  the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles
  subtype:  #cerebral_hemisphere__hemisphere  either half of the cerebrum
     subtype:  #left_hemisphere__left_brain  the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
     subtype:  #right_hemisphere__righthemisphere__right_brain__rightbrain  the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
  subtype:  #pyriform_area__piriform_area__pyriform_lobe__piriform_lobe  pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon
  subtype:  #olfactory_bulb__olfactorybulb  one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities
  subtype:  #encephalon__brain  that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
  subtype:  #neencephalon__neoencephalon  the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts
  subtype:  #paleencephalon__paleoencephalon__palaeencephalon  the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex
  subtype:  #cerebellum  a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
  subtype:  #paleocerebellum  the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals
  subtype:  #cerebral_cortex__cerebral_mantle__pallium  the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
     subtype:  #neopallium__neocortex  the cortical part of the neencephalon
     subtype:  #archipallium__paleocortex  the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
  subtype:  #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
     subtype:  #lateral_geniculate_body__corpus_geniculatum_laterale  a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex
     subtype:  #medial_geniculate_body__corpus_geniculatum_mediale  a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex
  subtype:  #cerebrum  anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
  subtype:  #medulla_oblongata__medullaoblongata__medulla  lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
  subtype:  #forebrain__prosencephalon  the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
  subtype:  #hippocampus__hippocampu  a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of gray matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
  subtype:  #cingulate_gyrus__cingulategyru__gyrus_cinguli__gyruscinguli  a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system
  subtype:  #telencephalon  the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus
  subtype:  #diencephalon__interbrain__betweenbrain__thalmencephalon  the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
  subtype:  #limbic_system__visceral_brain__limbic_brain  a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
  subtype:  #thalamus  large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
  subtype:  #hypothalamus  a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
  subtype:  #midbrain__mesencephalon  the middle portion of the brain
  subtype:  #hindbrain__rhombencephalon  the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and pons and medulla oblongata
     subtype:  #metencephalon  the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
  subtype:  #myelencephalon  the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults
  subtype:  #pons_Varolii__pons  a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
  subtype:  #brainstem__brain_stem__brainstem  the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
  subtype:  #nucleus.neural_structure__nucleu  any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
  subtype:  #spinal_cord__medulla_spinalis  a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tube-like structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
  subtype:  #autonomic_nervous_system__autonomicnervoussystem__ANS  the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands

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