Substantia innominata

Substantia innominata
Coronal MRI slice with cross-hairs indicating location of the substantia innominata
Identifiers
MeSHD013377
NeuroNames274
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_915
TA98A14.1.09.426
TA25544
FMA61885
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The substantia innominata, also innominate substance or substantia innominata of Meynert (Latin for unnamed substance), is a series of layers in the human brain consisting partly of gray and partly of white matter, which lies below the anterior part of the thalamus and lentiform nucleus. It is included as part of the anterior perforated substance (as it appears to be perforated by many holes which are actually blood vessels). It is part of the basal forebrain structures and includes the nucleus basalis. A portion of the substantia innominata, below the globus pallidus is considered as part of the extended amygdala.[1]

  1. ^ "BrainInfo". braininfo.rprc.washington.edu.