NEUROwords - The evolution of the terminology of the basal ganglia, or are they nuclei?

SARIKCIOĞLU L., ALTUN U., Suzen B., OĞUZ N.

JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF THE NEUROSCIENCES, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.226-229, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09647040701236586
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF THE NEUROSCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.226-229
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: basal ganglia, basal nuclei, Thomas Willis, corpus striatum, ganglion, DISORDERS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Basal ganglia have been generally used to refer to some subcortical nuclei. However, it is a misnomer since ganglion is a group of nerve cells especially located outside of the brain or spinal cord. We evaluated the terminology of the basal ganglia from historical and terminological points of view.