Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Medium
Telencephalon
Meaning: The embryonic forebrain region that develops into the cerebral hemispheres and basal ganglia.
In practice: In embryology lectures, the cerebral cortex is described as deriving from the telencephalon.
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