List of regions in the human brain

Diencephalon

• epithalamus
  • pineal body
  • habenular nuclei
  • stria medullares
  • tenia thalami
• third ventricle
• thalamus
  • anterior nuclear group
    • anteroventral nucleus
    • anterodorsal nucleus
    • anteromedial nucleus
  • medial nuclear group
    • dorsomedial nucleus
    • midline nuclear group
      • paratenial nucleus
      • paraventricular nucleus
      • reuniens nucleus
      • rhomboidal nucleus
    • intralaminar nuclear group
      • centromedial nucleus
      • parafascicular nucleus
      • paracentral nucleus
      • central lateral nucleus
      • central medial nucleus
  • lateral nuclear group
    • lateral dorsal nucleus
    • lateral posterior nucleus
    • pulvinar
  • ventral nuclear group
    • ventral anterior nucleus
    • ventral lateral nucleus
    • ventral posterior nucleus
  • metathalamus
    • medial geniculate body
    • lateral geniculate body
  • thalamic reticular nucleus
• hypothalamus _{(limbic system) (HPA axis)}
  • optic chiasm
  • arcuate nucleus
  • subfornical organ
  • preoptic area
  • suprachiasmatic nucleus
  • supraoptic nucleus
  • periventricular nucleus
  • paraventricular nucleus
  • ventromedial nucleus
  • dorsomedial nucleus
  • lateral hypothalamus
  • infundibulum
  • tuber cinereum
  • tuberal region
  • mammillary bodies
  • mammillary nucleus
• subthalamus_{(HPA axis)}
  • thalamic nucleus
  • zona incerta
• pituitary gland _{(HPA axis)}
  • neurohypophysis
  • intermediate pituitary
  • adenohypophysis

Telencephalon (cerebrum)

• Cerebral hemispheres
  • White matter
    • Corona radiata
    • Internal capsule
    • External capsule
    • Extreme capsule
    • Arcuate fasciculus
    • Uncinate fasciculus
  • Subcortical
    • Amygdala _{(limbic system) (limbic lobe) (paleopallium)}
      • Central nucleus_{(autonomic nervous system)}
      • Medial nucleus_{(accessory olfactory system)}
      • Cortical and basomedial nuclei_{(main olfactory system)}
      • Lateral and basolateral nuclei_{(frontotemporal cortical system)}
    • Hippocampus _{(limbic system) (limbic lobe) (archipallium)}
      • Dentate gyrus
      • Cornu ammonis (CA fields)
    • Basal ganglia
      • Globus pallidus_{(archipallium)}
      • Striatum
      • Caudate nucleus
      • Putamen
    • Claustrum
  • Rhinencephalon _{(paleopallium)}
    • Olfactory bulb
    • Piriform cortex
    • Anterior olfactory nucleus
    • Olfactory tract
    • Anterior commissure
  • Lateral ventricles
  • Cerebral cortex _(neopallium)
    • Frontal lobe
      • Cortex
        • Primary motor cortex (M1)
          • Brodmann area 4 _{(Primary motor cortex)}
        • Prefrontal cortex
        • Supplementary motor cortex
        • Premotor cortex
      • Gyrus
        • Superior frontal gyrus
        • Middle frontal gyrus
        • Inferior frontal gyrus
      • Brodmann areas: 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24, 25, 32, 33, 44, 45, 46, 47
    • Temporal lobe
      • Cortex
        • Primary somatosensory cortex (S1)
        • S2
        • Posterior parietal cortex
      • Gyrus
        • Superior temporal gyrus
        • Middle temporal gyrus
        • Inferior temporal gyrus
        • Fusiform gyrus
        • Parahippocampal gyrus
      • Brodmann areas: 9, 20, 21, 22, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42
    • Parietal lobe
      • Cortex
        • Primary auditory cortex (A1)
        • A2
        • Inferior temporal cortex
        • Posterior inferior temproal cortex
      • Gyrus
        • Postcentral gyrus _{(Primary somesthetic area)}
      • Other
        • Precuneus
      • Brodmann areas 1, 2, 3 _{(Primary somesthetic area)}; 5, 7, 23, 26, 29, 31, 39, 40
    • Occipital lobe
      • Cortex
        • Primary visual cortex (V1)
        • V2
      • Gyrus
        • Lateral occipital gyrus
      • Other
        • Cuneus
      • Brodmann_areas 17 _{(V1, primary visual cortex)}; 18, 19
    • Insula
    • Cingulate cortex
      • Anterior cingulate
      • Posterior cingulate
      • Brodmann_areas 23, 24; 26, 29, 30 _{(retrosplenial areas)}; 31, 32

Neural pathways

• arcuate fasciculus
• cerebral peduncle
• corpus callosum
• pyramidal or corticospinal tract

• Major dopamine pathways
  • mesocortical pathway
  • mesolimbic pathway
  • nigrostriatal pathway
  • tuberoinfundibular pathway

• Serotonin Pathways
  • Raphe Nuclei

Cerebrospinal systems

Neuronal systems

• central nervous system
• peripheral nervous system
  • somatic nervous system
  • autonomic nervous system
    • sympathetic nervous system
    • parasympathetic nervous system
• enteric nervous system
  • submucosal plexus
  • myenteric plexus

Cognitive systems

• senses and sensory systems
  • olfactory system
    • primary olfactory cortex
  • visual system
  • Auditory system
    • Music and the brain

Volitive systems

• motor system
  • extrapyramidal system
  • pyramidal tract
  • alpha system
  • gamma system

Nerves

• Spinal cord
• brain stem
  • cranial nerves
    • Olfactory nerve, (I)
    • Optic nerve (II)
    • Oculomotor nerve (III)
    • Trochlear nerve(IV)
    • Trigeminal nerve (V)
    • Abducens nerve (VI)
    • Facial nerve (VII)
    • Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)
    • Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
    • Vagus nerve (X)
    • Accessory nerve (XI)
    • Hypoglossal nerve (XII)

Neurocrine systems

• limbic system
• HPA axis

Vascular systems

• venous systems
• circle of Willis (arterial system)
• blood-brain barrier
• blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier

Dural meningeal system

• brain-cerebrospinal fluid barrier
• meningeal coverings
  • dura mater
  • pia mater
• epidural space
• subdural space
• arachnoid septum
• ventricular system
  • cerebrospinal fluid
    • subarachnoid space
      • third ventricle
      • fourth ventricle
      • lateral ventricles
        • Anterior horn
        • Body of lateral ventricle
        • Inferior horn
        • Posterior horn
      • superior cistern
      • cistern of lamina terminalis
      • chaismatic cistern
      • interpeduncular cistern
      • pontine cistern
      • cerebromedullary cistern
    • spinal subarachnoid space

Organization

Anatomical regions are listed vertically beneath Brain according to typical hierarchies. Functional, connective and developmental regions are listed horizontally in _{(italicized subscript)}.

Functional and connective regions defined as systems are categorized at cerebrospinal systems.

Related topic

Human brain

External links:

• High-Resolution Cytoarchitectural Primate Brain Atlases
• View information on various brain regions: images, name in seven languages, location, etc.fr:Liste de régions du cerveau humain