nidopallium
The nidopallium, meaning nested pallium, is the region of the avian brain that is used mostly for some types of executive functions but also other higher cognitive tasks. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidopallium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avian_Brain_Nomenclature_Consortium ]
Term info
nidopallium
uberon
nested pallium
UBERON:0007334
The region was renamed from neostriatum to nidopallium in 2002 during the Avian Brain Nomenclature Consortium because the prior name suggested that the region was used for more primitive functions
Term relations
- regional part of brain
- structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
- part of some pallium