Anatomy

Basal Forebrain

The region of the telencephalon located rostral and ventral to the STRIATUM comprising AMYGDALA; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA and ventral pallidum.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The region of the telencephalon located rostral and ventral to the STRIATUM comprising AMYGDALA; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA and ventral pallidum.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • Basal Forebrain Area
  • Pars Basalis Telencephali
  • Area, Basal Forebrain
  • Areas, Basal Forebrain
  • Basal Forebrain Areas
  • Basal Forebrains
  • Basalis Telencephali, Pars
  • Basalis Telencephalus, Pars
  • Forebrain Area, Basal
  • Forebrain Areas, Basal
  • Forebrain, Basal
  • Forebrains, Basal
  • Pars Basalis Telencephalus
  • Telencephali, Pars Basalis
  • Telencephalus, Pars Basalis
  • Ventral Pallidum
  • Pallidum, Ventral
  • Pallidums, Ventral
  • Ventral Pallidums

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

MeSH Record

History Note

2015; for ANTERIOR PERFORATED SUBSTANCE use OLFACTORY PATHWAYS 1972-2014

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Basal Forebrain. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D066187. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D066187
  2. Basal Forebrain. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_forebrain
  3. Basal Forebrain. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3407681