LENTICULAR NUCLEUS

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N., Pam M.S.
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a lens-shaped region found in the basal ganglia encompassing the Globus pallidus and the putamin in the brain.

LENTICULAR NUCLEUS: "Part of the basal ganglia, the lenticular nucleus is shaped as a lens."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS
  2. BASAL GANGLIA
  3. BASAL GANGLIA
  4. GLOBUS PALLIDUS
  5. VISCERAL BRAIN
  6. STRIATUM
  7. SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
  8. CAUDATE NUCLEUS
  9. CAUDATE NUCLEUS
  10. BILIRUBIN ENCEPHALOPATHY
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "LENTICULAR NUCLEUS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/lenticular-nucleus/ (accessed February 26, 2021).
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