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Caudate nucleus

Dr Jeremy Jones et al.

The caudate nucleus a paired structure and one of the nuclei that makes up the basal ganglia and is involved in memory and learning. Together with the putamen, is may be referred to as the corpus striatum.

The caudate is located lateral to the wall of the lateral ventricles. It is bound laterally by the anterior crus of the internal capsule.

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System: Central Nervous System

Section: Anatomy

Brainstem nuclei and their connections Images from Gray's anatomy (out of copyright)

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Coronal brain through 3rd ventricle Images from wikipedia and Gray's anatomy (out of copyright)

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Basal ganglia location Images taken from wikipedia from the out of copyright Gray's anatomy.Basal ganglia locationOriginal file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Telencephalon-Horiconatal.jpgBasal ganglia (coronal)Permission: GFDLOriginal file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basal-ganglia-coronal-sections-large.pngDopamine in PDThe image shows dopaminergic pathways of the human brain in normal condition (left) and Parkinsons Disease (right). Red Arrows indicate suppression of the target, blue arrows indicate stimulation of target structure.Permission: GNU freeOriginal file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DA-loops_in_PD.jpg

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Brainstem (sag) dissection Images from Gray's anatomy (out of copyright)

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Brainstem (dorsal) Images from Gray's anatomy (out of copyright)

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Basal ganglia (coronal) Two schematic drawings of coronal sections of human brain labelling the basal ganglia. Blue=striatum, green=globus pallidus (external and internal segments), yellow=subthalamic nucleus, red=substantia nigra (pars reticulata and pars compacta). The right section is the deeper one, closer to the back of the head. Images taken from wikipedia from the out of copyright Gray's anatomy.Basal ganglia locationOriginal file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Telencephalon-Horiconatal.jpgBasal ganglia (coronal)Permission: GFDLOriginal file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basal-ganglia-coronal-sections-large.pngDopamine in PDThe image shows dopaminergic pathways of the human brain in normal condition (left) and Parkinsons Disease (right). Red Arrows indicate suppression of the target, blue arrows indicate stimulation of target structure.Permission: GNU freeOriginal file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DA-loops_in_PD.jpg

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