ganglion

any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs

any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement

an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland

an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior

a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain

a layer of grey matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus

a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum

the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus

a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus