subthalamic nucleus

subthalamic nucleus definition - medical

subthalamic nucleus

noun
A circumscript nucleus that is located in the ventral part of the subthalamus, receives a massive projection from the lateral segment of the globus pallidus, and projects to both pallidal segments and to the mesencephalic tegmentum.

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