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nidopallium

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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 ]

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nidopallium

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has related synonym

nested pallium

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UBERON:0007334

terminology notes

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