List of regions in the human brain

Human brain image constructed from MRI data

Brain _{(neural tube)}

Brainstem _{(rhombencephalon) ,(mesencephalon)}

Rhombencephalon _(hindbrain)

Metencephalon

pons
fourth ventricle
cerebellum
- cerebellar vermis
- cerebellar hemispheres
  - anterior lobe
  - posterior lobe
  - flocculonodular lobe
- cerebellar nuclei
  - fastigial nucleus
  - globose nucleus
  - emboliform nucleus
  - dentate nucleus

Myelencephalon

medulla oblongata
- medullary pyramids

Mesencephalon _(midbrain)

tectum
- inferior colliculi
- superior colliculi
cerebral peduncle
- midbrain tegmentum
  - ventral tegmental area
  - dorsal tegmental area
- crus cerebri
- substantia nigra
pretectum
mesencephalic duct (cerebral aqueduct, Aqueduct of Sylvius)

Prosencephalon _(forebrain)

Diencephalon

epithalamus
- pineal body
- habenular nuclei
- stria medullares
- tenia thalami
third ventricle
thalamus
- anterior nuclear group
  - anteroventral nucleus
  - anterodorsal nucleus
  - anteromedial nucleus
- medial nuclear group
  - dorsomedial nucleus
  - midline nuclear group
    - paratenial nucleus
    - paraventricular nucleus
    - reuniens nucleus
    - rhomboidal nucleus
  - intralaminar nuclear group
    - centromedial nucleus
    - parafascicular nucleus
    - paracentral nucleus
    - central lateral nucleus
    - central medial nucleus
- lateral nuclear group
  - lateral dorsal nucleus
  - lateral posterior nucleus
  - pulvinar
- ventral nuclear group
  - ventral anterior nucleus
  - ventral lateral nucleus
  - ventral posterior nucleus
- metathalamus
  - medial geniculate body
  - lateral geniculate body
- thalamic reticular nucleus
hypothalamus _{(limbic system)} _{(HPA axis)}
- optic chiasm
- supraoptic region
- infundibulum
- tuber cinereum
- tuberal region
- mammillary bodies
- mammillary region
subthalamus _{(HPA axis)}
- thalamic nucleus
- zona incerta
pituitary gland _{(HPA axis)}

Telencephalon (cerebrum)

red:frontal lobe
orange:parietal lobe
yellow:occipital lobe
green: temporal lobe
blue:cerebellum
black:brainstem

cerebral hemispheres
- amygdala _{(limbic system)} _{(limbic lobe)} _{(paleopallium)}
  - central nucleus _{(autonomic nervous system)}
  - medial nucleus _{(accessory olfactory system)}
  - cortical and basomedial nuclei _{(main olfactory system)}
  - lateral and basolateral nuclei _{(frontotemporal cortical system)}
- hippocampus _{(limbic system)} _{(limbic lobe)} _{(archipallium)}
  - dentate gyrus
- basal ganglia
- rhinencephalon _{(paleopallium)}
  - olfactory bulb
  - piriform cortex
  - anterior olfactory nucleus
  - olfactory tract
  - anterior commissure
- lateral ventricles
- cerebral cortex _(neopallium)
  - frontal lobe
    - precentral gyrus
      - Brodmann area 4 _{(Primary motor area)}
    - superior frontal gyrus
    - middle frontal gyrus
    - inferior frontal gyrus
    - Brodmann areas: 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24 , 25 , 32 , 33 , 44, 45, 46, 47
  - temporal lobe
    - superior temporal gyrus
    - middle temporal gyrus
    - inferior temporal gyrus
    - fusiform gyrus
    - parahippocampal gyrus
    - Brodmann areas: 9, 20, 21, 22 , 27 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37, 38, 41, 42
  - parietal lobe
    - postcentral gyrus _{(Primary somesthetic area)}
    - precuneus
    - Brodmann areas 1, 2, 3 _{(Primary somesthetic area)}; 5, 7, 23, 26 , 29 , 31 , 39, 40
  - occipital lobe
    - lateral occipital gyrus
    - cuneus
    - Brodmann_areas 17 _{(V1, primary visual cortex)}; 18, 19
  - insula
  - cingulate cortex
    - anterior cingulate
    - posterior cingulate
    - Brodmann_areas 23, 24 ; 26 , 29 , 30 _{(retrosplenial areas)}; 31 , 32

Neural pathways

Major dopamine pathways

Cerebrospinal systems

Neuronal systems

Cognitive systems

sensory systems
- olfactory system
  - primary olfactory cortex

Volitive systems

motor system
- extrapyramidal system
- pyramidal tract
- alpha system
- gamma system

Nerves

Neurocrine systems

Vascular systems

Dural meningeal system

brain-cerebrospinal fluid barrier
meningeal coverings
- dura mater
- pia mater
epidural space
subdural space
arachnoid septum
ventricular system
- cerebrospinal fluid
  - subarachnoid space
    - third ventricle
    - fourth ventricle
    - lateral ventricles
      - Anterior horn
      - Body of lateral ventricle
      - Inferior horn
      - Posterior horn
    - superior cistern
    - cistern of lamina terminalis
    - chaismatic cistern
    - interpeduncular cistern
    - pontine cistern
    - cerebromedullary cistern
  - spinal subarachnoid space

Organization

Anatomical regions are listed vertically beneath Brain according to typical hierarchies. Functional, connective and developmental regions are listed horizontally in _{(italicized subscript)}.

Functional and connective regions defined as systems are categorized at cerebrospinal systems.

List of regions in the human brain

Brainstem (rhombencephalon) ,(mesencephalon)

Rhombencephalon (hindbrain)