List of regions in the human brain explained
The human brain anatomical regions are ordered following standard neuroanatomy hierarchies. Functional, connective, and developmental regions are listed in parentheses where appropriate.
Hindbrain (rhombencephalon)
See main article: Hindbrain.
Midbrain (mesencephalon)
- Tectum
- Pretectum
- Tegmentum
- Cerebral peduncle
- Mesencephalic cranial nerve nuclei
- Mesencephalic duct (cerebral aqueduct, aqueduct of Sylvius)
Forebrain (prosencephalon)
See also: List of thalamic nuclei.
Subcortical
- Frontal lobe
- 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
- Occipital lobe
- Cortex
- Primary visual cortex (V1)
- V2
- V3
- V4
- Lateral occipital gyrus
- Other
- Brodmann areas 17 (V1, primary visual cortex); 18, 19
- Temporal lobe
- Cortex
- Primary auditory cortex (A1)
- Secondary auditory cortex (A2)
- Inferior temporal cortex
- V5/MT
- Posterior inferior temporal cortex
- Gyri
- Brodmann areas: 20, 21, 22, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42
- Other
- Insular cortex
- Cingulate cortex
Nerves
Neuroendocrine systems
- Hypothalamic-pituitary hormones
- HPA axis
- HPG axis
- HPT axis
- GHRH - GH
- Hypothalamic–neurohypophyseal system
Neurotransmitter pathways
See also: Neuromodulation.
- Noradrenaline system
- Dopamine system
- Serotonin system
- Cholinergic system
- GABA
- Neuropeptides
Dural meningeal system
- Cortical areas:
- Subcortical areas:
- Septal nuclei
- Amygdala
- Nucleus accumbens
- Diencephalic structures:
Other areas that have been included in the limbic system include the:
- Stria medullaris
- Central gray and dorsal and ventral nuclei of Gudden
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