obsolete_basal ganglion true MA:0000184 Basal ganglia Basal ganglia set James Malone Tomasz Adamusiak MAT:0000450 2.38 Subcortical masses of gray matter in the forebrain and midbrain that are richly interconnected and so viewed as a functional system. The nuclei usually included are the caudate nucleus (caudoputamen in rodents), putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra (pars compacta and pars reticulata) and the subthalamic nucleus. Some also include the nucleus accumbens and ventral pallidum. true FMA:84013 Any of four deeply placed masses of gray matter (as the amygdala) in each cerebral hemisphere. Location: The basal ganglion is located deep within the cerebral hemispheres in the telencephalon region of the brain. It consists of the corpus stratium, subthalamic nucleus and the substantia nigra. Set of basal nuclei BTO:0000235 basal nucleus\] Set of basal ganglia http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002420 Use http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002420 label: basal ganglion NIFSTD:birnlex_826