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Globus pallidus

contributed by Dr Jeremy Jones on March 23, 2009

System: Central Nervous System
Section: Anatomy

The globus pallidus is a paired structure and one of the nuclei that make up the basal ganglia. It is a subcortical structure at the base of the forebrain and in anatomical relation to the caudate nucleus and putamen. Together with the putamen, is may be considered as part of the lentiform nucleus.

Developmentally, the globus pallidus is a part of the diencephalon that has migrated to the telencephalon, but it is still considered amongst the basal ganglia.

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