LENTICULAR NUCLEUS

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N., Sam 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. BASAL GANGLIA
  2. CEREBRAL CORTEX
  3. MENTAL RETARDATION (CAUSES)
  4. SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS
  5. BRAIN WAVES (Electroencephalogram, EEG)
  6. PUTAMEN
  7. GLOBUS PALLIDUS
  8. OBJECTIVE
  9. AUTONOMIC GANGLIA
  10. CHILD PSYCHIATRY
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "LENTICULAR NUCLEUS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/lenticular-nucleus/ (accessed June 28, 2022).

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