Caudate nucleus

Nucleus caudatus

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The caudate nucleus of the telencephalon is a basal nucleus located lateral to the lateral ventricle, involved in the selection and learning of complex movements.

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.