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Diencephalon
The diencephalon (or interbrain) is the region of the brain that includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, prethalamus or subthalamus and pretectum. The diencephalon is located at the midline of the brain, above the mesencephalon of the brain stem. The diencephalon contains the zona limitans intrathalamica as morphological boundary and signalling center between the prethalamus and the thalamus.

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The diencephalon is the part of the forebrain that contains such important structures as the thalamus, hypothalamus and the posterior portion of the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus performs numerous vital functions, most of which relate directly or indirectly to the regulation of visceral activities by way of other brain regions and the autonomic nervous system.

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Paroxysmal sympathetic storms ("diencephalic seizures") after severe diffuse axonal head injury
Feb 01, 1998; We describe a patient with a severe traumatic head injury who exhibited paroxysmal sympathetic storms, similar to those described...
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Researchers from State University of New York describe findings in amnesia.
Sep 21, 2008; Diencephalic amnesia manifests itself through a host of neurological and memory impairments. A commonly employed animal model of...
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Research from Karolinska Institut, Department of Neuroscience has provided new data on life sciences.
Oct 15, 2008; Data detailed in 'Diencephalic locomotor region in the lamprey--afferents and efferent control' have been presented. According to...
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Research from F.M.J. Jacobs and colleagues has provided new data on Parkinson disease.(Report)
Mar 25, 2009; In recent years, the meso-diencephalic dopaminergic (mdDA) neurons have been extensively studied for their association with...
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Interaction between emotion and memory: importance of mammillary bodies damage in a mouse model of the alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome.
Jan 01, 2005; SUMMARY Chronic alcohol consumption (CAC) can lead to the Korsakoff syndrome (KS), a memory deficiency attributed to diencephalic...
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