Fornix (F, dorsally under Corpus Callosum and ventrally in hypothalamus)
Body of the Caudate (C)
Stria Terminalis (ST)
Choroid Plexus forming roof of third ventricle (3V)
Stria Medullaris Thalami (SMT)
Mediodorsal Nucleus (MD)
Anterior Nucleus (A)
Ventral Anterior Nucleus (VA)
Reticular Nucleus (R) and Zona Incerta (ZI)
Internal Capsule (IC)
Extreme Capsule
Putamen (P)
Globus Pallidus (GPl, GPm)
Ventral Pallidum (VP)
Nucleus Basalis of Meynert (NBM)
Anterior Perforated Substance) (APS)
Optic Chiasm (OX)
Amygdala
Ansa Lenticularis (AL)
Anterior Commissure (AC)
Mammillothalamic Tract (MTT)
Note:
Although details of the nuclear organization of the hypothalamus cannot be determined on these slides, the absence of staining in medial hypothalamic areas indicates a region with a high density of cells with relatively few myelinated fibers.
Loss of neurons in the Nucleus Basalis of Meynert (NBM), which sends cholinergic fibers to the cerebral cortex, has been thought to be associated with senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.
The ventral pallidum (VP) is the "pallidal element" of the ventral striatal-pallidal system that is wired in parallel to the traditional striatal-pallidal system that includes the caudate-putamen and globus pallidus.
