title: The evolution of the terminology of the basal ganglia, or are they nuclei?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey. sarikcioglu@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sarikcioglu
authors.forename: Ummuhan
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.forename: Bikem
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suzen
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oguz
mesh_terms: D001479:Basal Ganglia; D003342:Corpus Striatum; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000266:history*; D009626:Terminology as Topic