Definition of Midbrein
Mid"brain` (?), n. [Mid, a. +
brain.] (Anat.) The middle segment of the brain;
the mesencephalon. See Brain.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion), this part of the brain is located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia.
- substantia nigra
- red nucleus
- superior colliculus
- inferior colliculus
- periaqueductal gray
- ventral tegmental area
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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