List of regions in the human brain

categorization of portions of the central nervous system in vertebrates. It includes the medulla, pons, and cerebellum. Myelencephalon • Medulla oblongata • Medullary pyramids • Arcuate nucleus • Olivary body • Inferior olivary nucleus • Rostral ventrolateral medulla • Caudal ventrolateral medulla • Solitary nucleus (Nucleus of the solitary tract) • Respiratory center-Respiratory groups • Dorsal respiratory group • Ventral respiratory group or Apneustic centre • Pre-Bötzinger complex • Bötzinger complex • Retrotrapezoid nucleus • Nucleus retrofacialis • Nucleus retroambiguus • Nucleus para-ambiguus • Paramedian reticular nucleus • Gigantocellular reticular nucleus • Parafacial zone • Cuneate nucleus • Gracile nucleus • Perihypoglossal nuclei • Intercalated nucleus • Prepositus nucleus • Sublingual nucleus • Area postrema • Medullary cranial nerve nuclei • Inferior salivatory nucleus • Nucleus ambiguus • Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve • Hypoglossal nucleus • Chemoreceptor trigger zone Metencephalon Pons verolli • Pontine nuclei • Pontine cranial nerve nuclei • Chief or pontine nucleus of the trigeminal nerve sensory nucleus (V) • Motor nucleus for the trigeminal nerve (V) • Abducens nucleus (VI) • Facial nerve nucleus (VII) • Vestibulocochlear nuclei (VIII; vestibular nuclei and cochlear nuclei) • Superior salivatory nucleus • Pontine tegmentum • Pontine micturition center (Barrington's nucleus) • Locus coeruleus • Pedunculopontine nucleus • Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus • Tegmental pontine reticular nucleus • Nucleus incertus • Parabrachial area • Medial parabrachial nucleus • Lateral parabrachial nucleus • Subparabrachial nucleus (Kölliker-Fuse nucleus) • Pontine respiratory group • Superior olivary complex • Medial superior olive • Lateral superior olive • Medial nucleus of the trapezoid body • Paramedian pontine reticular formation • Parvocellular reticular nucleus • Caudal pontine reticular nucleus • Cerebellar peduncles • Superior cerebellar peduncle • Middle cerebellar peduncle • Inferior cerebellar peduncle Fourth ventricle • Circumventricular organs (also around the Third ventricle) Cerebellum • Cerebellar vermis • Cerebellar hemispheres • Anterior lobe • Posterior lobe • Flocculonodular lobe • Cerebellar nuclei • Fastigial nucleus • Interposed nucleus • Globose nucleus • Emboliform nucleus • Dentate nucleus == Midbrain (mesencephalon) ==

• Tectum • Corpora quadrigemina • Inferior colliculi • Superior colliculi • Pretectum • Tegmentum • Periaqueductal gray • Rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus • Midbrain reticular formation • Dorsal raphe nucleus • Red nucleus • Ventral tegmental area • Parabrachial pigmented nucleus • Paranigral nucleus • Rostromedial tegmental nucleus • Caudal linear nucleus • Rostral linear nucleus of the raphe • Interfascicular nucleus • Substantia nigra • Pars compacta • Pars reticulata • Interpeduncular nucleus • Cerebral peduncle • Crus cerebri • Mesencephalic cranial nerve nuclei • Oculomotor nucleus (III) • Edinger-Westphal nucleus • Trochlear nucleus (IV) • Mesencephalic duct (cerebral aqueduct, aqueduct of Sylvius) == Forebrain (prosencephalon) ==

Diencephalon Epithalamus • Pineal body (pineal gland) • Habenular nuclei • Stria medullaris • Taenia thalami Third ventricle • Subcommissural organ • Circumventricular organs (also around the Fourth ventricle) Thalamus • Anterior nuclear group • Anteroventral nucleus ( ventral anterior nucleus) • Anterodorsal nucleus • Anteromedial nucleus • Medial nuclear group • Medial dorsal nucleus • Midline nuclear group • Paratenial nucleus • Reuniens nucleus ( medioventral nucleus) • Rhomboidal nucleus • Intralaminar nuclear group • Centromedian nucleus • Parafascicular nucleus • Paracentral nucleus • Central lateral nucleus • Lateral nuclear group • Lateral dorsal nucleus • Lateral posterior nucleus • Pulvinar • Ventral nuclear group • Ventral anterior nucleus • Ventral lateral nucleus • Ventral posterior nucleus • Ventral posterior lateral nucleus • Ventral posterior medial nucleus • Metathalamus • Medial geniculate body • Lateral geniculate body • Thalamic reticular nucleus Hypothalamus (limbic system, HPA axis) • Anterior • Medial area • Parts of preoptic area • Medial preoptic nucleus • INAH 1 • INAH 2 • INAH 3 • INAH 4 • Median preoptic nucleus • Suprachiasmatic nucleus • Paraventricular nucleus • Supraoptic nucleus (mainly) • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus • Lateral area • Parts of preoptic area • Lateral preoptic nucleus • Anterior part of Lateral nucleus • Part of supraoptic nucleus • Other nuclei of preoptic area • Median preoptic nucleus • Periventricular preoptic nucleus • Tuberal • Medial area • Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus • Ventromedial nucleus • Arcuate nucleus • Lateral area • Tuberal part of Lateral nucleus • Lateral tuberal nuclei • Posterior • Medial area • Mammillary nuclei (part of mammillary bodies) • Posterior nucleus • Lateral area • Posterior part of Lateral nucleus • Surface • Median eminence • Mammillary bodies • Pituitary stalk (infundibulum) • Optic chiasm • Subfornical organ • Periventricular nucleus • Tuber cinereum • Tuberal nucleus • Tuberomammillary nucleus • Tuberal region • Mammillary nucleus Subthalamus (HPA axis) • Subthalamic nucleus • Zona incerta Pituitary gland (HPA axis) • Neurohypophysis • Pars intermedia (Intermediate lobe) • Adenohypophysis Telencephalon (cerebrum) / Cerebral hemispheres White matter • Centrum semiovale • Corona radiata • Internal capsule • External capsule • Extreme capsule Subcortical • Hippocampus (Medial temporal lobe) • Dentate gyrus • Cornu ammonis (CA fields) • Cornu ammonis area 1 (CA1) • Cornu ammonis area 2 (CA2) • Cornu ammonis area 3 (CA3) • Cornu ammonis area 4 (CA4) • Amygdala (limbic system, limbic lobe) • Central nucleus (autonomic nervous system) • Medial nucleus (accessory olfactory system) • Cortical and basomedial nuclei (main olfactory system) • Lateral and basolateral nuclei (frontotemporal cortical system) • Extended amygdala • Stria terminalis • Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis • Claustrum • Basal ganglia • Striatum • Dorsal striatum (a.k.a. neostriatum) • Putamen • Caudate nucleus • Ventral striatum • Nucleus accumbens • Olfactory tubercle • Globus pallidus (forms nucleus lentiformis with putamen) • Ventral pallidum • Subthalamic nucleus • Basal forebrain • Anterior perforated substance • Substantia innominata • Nucleus basalis • Diagonal band of Broca • Septal nuclei • Medial septal nuclei • Lamina terminalis • Vascular organ of lamina terminalis Rhinencephalon (paleocortex) • Olfactory bulb • Olfactory tract • Anterior olfactory nucleus • Piriform cortex • Anterior commissure • Uncus • Periamygdaloid cortex Cerebral cortex (neocortex) • Frontal lobe • Cortex • Primary motor cortex (Precentral gyrus, M1) • Premotor cortex • Supplementary motor cortex • Prefrontal cortex • Orbitofrontal cortex • Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex • Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex • Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex • Ventromedial prefrontal cortex • Gyri • Superior frontal gyrus • Middle frontal gyrus • Inferior frontal gyrus • Brodmann areas: 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 32, 33, 44, 45, 46, 47 • Parietal lobe • Cortex • Primary somatosensory cortex (S1) • Secondary somatosensory cortex (S2) • Posterior parietal cortex • Gyri • Postcentral gyrus (Primary somesthetic area) • Other • Precuneus • Brodmann areas: 1, 2, 3 (Primary somesthetic area); 5, 7, 23, 26, 29, 31, 39, 40 • Occipital lobe • Cortex • Primary visual cortex (V1) • V2 • V3 • V4 • • Gyri • Lateral occipital gyrus • Other • Cuneus • Brodmann areas: 17 (primary visual cortex, V1); 18, 19 • Temporal lobe • Cortex • Primary auditory cortex (A1) • Secondary auditory cortex (A2) • Inferior temporal cortex • V5/MT • Posterior inferior temporal cortex • Gyri • Superior temporal gyrus • Middle temporal gyrus • Inferior temporal gyrus • Entorhinal cortex • Perirhinal cortex • Parahippocampal gyrus • Fusiform gyrus • Brodmann areas: 20, 21, 22, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42 • Other • Medial superior temporal area (MST) • Insular cortex • Cingulate cortex • Anterior cingulate • Posterior cingulate • Retrosplenial cortex • Indusium griseum • Subgenual area 25 • Brodmann areas: 23, 24; 26, 29, 30 (retrosplenial areas); 31, 32 == Neural pathways ==

• Superior longitudinal fasciculus • Arcuate fasciculus • Uncinate fasciculus • Perforant pathway • Thalamocortical radiations • Corpus callosum • Anterior commissure • Amygdalofugal pathway • Interthalamic adhesion • Posterior commissure • Habenular commissure • Fornix • Mammillotegmental fasciculus • Incertohypothalamic pathway • Cerebral peduncle • Medial forebrain bundle • Medial longitudinal fasciculus • Myoclonic triangle • Solitary tract • Major dopaminergic pathways from dopaminergic cell groups • Mesocortical pathway • Mesolimbic pathway • Nigrostriatal pathway • Tuberoinfundibular pathway • Serotonergic pathways • Raphe Nuclei • Norepinephrine Pathways • Locus coeruleus and other noradrenergic cell groups • Epinephrine pathways from adrenergic cell groups • Glutamate and acetylcholine pathways from mesopontine nuclei Motor systems / Descending fibers • Extrapyramidal system • Pyramidal tract • Corticospinal tract or Cerebrospinal fibers • Lateral corticospinal tract • Anterior corticospinal tract • Corticopontine fibers • Frontopontine fibers • Temporopontine fibers • Corticobulbar tract • Corticomesencephalic tract • Tectospinal tract • Interstitiospinal tract • Rubrospinal tract • Rubro-olivary tract • Olivocerebellar tract • Olivospinal tract • Vestibulospinal tract • Lateral vestibulospinal tract • Medial vestibulospinal tract • Reticulospinal tract • Lateral raphespinal tract • Alpha system • Gamma system Somatosensory system • Dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway • Gracile fasciculus • Cuneate fasciculus • Medial lemniscus • Spinothalamic tract • Lateral spinothalamic tract • Anterior spinothalamic tract • Spinomesencephalic tract • Spinocerebellar tract • Spino-olivary tract • Spinoreticular tract Visual system • Optic tract • Optic radiation • Retinohypothalamic tract Auditory system • Medullary striae of fourth ventricle • Trapezoid body • Lateral lemniscus Nerves • Brain stem • Cranial nerves • Terminal (0) • Olfactory (I) • Optic (II) • Oculomotor (III) • Trochlear (IV) • Trigeminal (V) • Abducens (VI) • Facial (VII) • Vestibulocochlear (VIII) • Glossopharyngeal (IX) • Vagus (X) • Accessory (XI) • Hypoglossal (XII) == Neuroendocrine systems ==

• Hypothalamic–pituitary hormones • HPA axisCRH; ACTH • HPG axisGnRH; LH and FSH • HPT axisTRH; TSH • HPS axisGHRH; GH • HPP axisDopamine (inhibitor); Prolactin • Hypothalamic–neurohypophyseal system == Neurovascular systems ==

• Middle cerebral artery • Posterior cerebral artery • Anterior cerebral artery • Vertebral artery • Basilar artery • Circle of Willis (arterial system) • Blood–brain barrier • Glymphatic system • Venous systems • Circumventricular organs == Neurotransmitter pathways ==

• Noradrenaline system • Dopamine system • Serotonin system • Cholinergic system • GABA • Neuropeptides • Opioid peptides • Endorphins • Enkephalins • Dynorphins • Oxytocin • Substance P == Dural meningeal system ==

• Cerebrospinal Fluid • Brain-cerebrospinal fluid barrier • Meningeal coverings • Dura mater • Arachnoid mater • Pia mater • Epidural space • Subdural space • Subarachnoid space • Arachnoid septum • Superior cistern • Cistern of lamina terminalis • Chiasmatic cistern • Interpeduncular cistern • Pontine cistern • Cisterna magna • Spinal subarachnoid space • Ventricular system • Lateral ventricles • Angular bundle • Anterior horn • Body of lateral ventricle • Inferior horn • Posterior horn • Calcar avis • Subventricular zone • Third ventricle • Fourth ventricle • Foramina • Interventricular Foramina • Cerebral Aqueduct • Foramina of Luschka • Foramen of Magendie == Limbic system ==

• Cortical areas: • Limbic lobe • Orbitofrontal cortex • Piriform cortex part of the olfactory system • Entorhinal cortex • Hippocampus and associated structures • Fornix and septal nuclei • Subcortical areas: • Septal nuclei • Amygdala • Nucleus accumbens • Diencephalic structures: • Hypothalamus • Mammillary bodies • Anterior nuclei of thalamus Other areas that have been included in the limbic system include the: • Stria medullaris • Central gray and dorsal and ventral nuclei of Gudden == Related topics ==

• Human brain • Spinal cord • Outline of the human nervous system • List of nerves of the human body == References ==