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Midbrain structure

Known as: Midbrains, Mesencephalons, mesencephalic 
The middle of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain. Without further subdivision, midbrain develops into a short, constricted… 
National Institutes of Health

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Brainhindbrain

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Corpora quadrigemina, superior colliculusInferior ColliculusInterpeduncular nucleusOculomotor nucleus

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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Sleep-waking discharge of basal forebrain projection neurons in cats
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Regulation of brain aromatase activity in rats.
We studied the distribution and regulation of aromatase activity in the adult rat brain with a sensitive in vitro assay that… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Functions of the basal ganglia
A survey of the known circuitry of the basal ganglia leads to the foliowing conclusions. (1) No complete account can yet be given… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Time-related differences in noradrenaline turnover in rat brain regions by stress
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Ganglion cell death within the developing retina: A regulatory role for retinal dendrites?
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Does high affinity [3H] imipramine binding label serotonin reuptake sites in brain and platelet?
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Electrical stimulation of the brain stem in freely moving rats: II. Effects on hippocampal and neocortical electrical activity, and relations to behavior
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Evidence that self-stimulation of the region of the locus coeruleus in rats does not depend upon noradrenergic projections to telencephalon
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Control of body temperature in the unanaesthetized monkey by cholinergic and aminergic systems in the hypothalamus
1. In the unanaesthetized rhesus monkey, 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT), catecholamines, acetylcholine or carbachol were micro… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
The effect of chlordiazepoxide, diazepam and nitrazepam on catecholamine metabolism in regions of the rat brain.
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