Basal nuclei
Nuclei basales
Definition
The basal nuclei are telencephalic gray nuclei including the accumbens, caudate nucleus, putamen, pallidum, claustrum, and amygdala, participating in motor control circuits.
References
Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
