part of part of overlaps cerebral subcortex midbrain telencephalon aggregate regional part of brain collection of basal ganglia BM:Tel-BG FMA:84013 NCIT:C12447 MA:0000184 Wikipedia:Basal_ganglia subcortical nuclei neuronames:2677 cerebral nuclei HBA:4276 PBA:4001 VHOG:0001696 EMAPA:32673 BAMS:BG MESH:D001479 GAID:617 basal nuclei (basal ganglia) basal ganglia BIRNLEX:826 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. basal ganglia set UBERON:0010011 MBA:623 set of basal nuclei basal nuclei set of basal ganglia