- Archistriatum
The archistriatum refers to regions of the
avian brain which partially overlap regions homologous to theamygdala ofmammals . These regions have formerly been referred to as epistriatum or amygdaloid complex [cite web|url=http://avianbrain.org/archistriatum.html|title=Avian Brain Nomenclature History Table] , and a recent change of nomenclature has divided the region into thearcopallium and posterior pallialamygdala . [cite web|url=http://avianbrain.org/archistriatum.html|title=New Terminology for the Archistriatum] The new nomenclature, adopted in 2004, reflects a modern understanding that the avian brain is broadly similar to the mammalian brain, containing large regions homologous to the mammalianneocortex ,claustrum , and pallial amygdala. The outdated nomenclature it replaced perceived the avian brain as consisting almost entirely of enlargedbasal ganglia , to which more complex outer layers had been added during a progress toward mammalian intelligence.cite journal |author=Reiner A, Perkel DJ, Bruce LL, "et al" |title=Revised nomenclature for avian telencephalon and some related brainstem nuclei |journal=J. Comp. Neurol. |volume=473 |issue=3 |pages=377–414 |year=2004 |month=May |pmid=15116397 |doi=10.1002/cne.20118 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.20118]Reassignments
Specific reassignments of terminology were made with consideration of retaining abbreviations, and include:
* Archistriatum:
Arcopallium (A)
* Nucleus archistriatalis anterior: Anterior arcopallium (AA)
* Archistriatum, pars dorsalis: Dorsal arcopallium (AD)
* Upper part of Archistriatum, pars ventralis: Intermediate arcopallium (AI)
* Medial part of Archistriatum, pars ventralis: Medial arcopallium (AM)
* Robust nucleus of archistriatum in male songbirds: Robust nucleus of arcopallium (RA)
* Central nucleus of anterior archistriatum in parrots: Central nucleus of anterior arcopallium (AAC)
* Ventral part of Archistriatum, pars ventralis plus caudal part of Archistriatum: Posterior nucleus of the pallialamygdala (PoA)
* Nucleus taeniae:Nucleus taeniae of the amygdala (Tn/TnA)
* Region below paleostriatum primitivum posterior to anterior commissure: Subpallialamygdaloid area (PA/SpA)References
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