Preferred Label : arcopallium;
Uberon definition : A pallial region found in avias that partially overlap regions homologous to the amygdala
of mammals.;
Uberon related term : archistriatum; arched pallium; epistriatum; amygdaloid complex;
Uberon Taxon note : The arcopallium refers to regions of the avian brain which partially overlap regions
homologous to the amygdala of mammals. These regions have formerly been referred to
as archistriatum, and before this epistriatum or amygdaloid complex, and a recent
change of nomenclature has divided the region into the arcopallium and posterior pallial
amygdala. 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 mammalian neocortex, claustrum, and pallial amygdala. The outdated
nomenclature it replaced perceived the avian brain as consisting almost entirely of
enlarged basal ganglia, to which more complex outer layers had been added during a
progress toward mammalian intelligence. [Wikipedia:Arcopallium];
Origin ID : 0007350;
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A pallial region found in avias that partially overlap regions homologous to the amygdala
of mammals.
