Preferred Label : telencephalic song nucleus HVC;
Uberon definition : A nucleus in the brain of songbirds located in the caudal nidopallium, projecting
to the song motor pathway via the robust nucleus of the arcopallium and to the Anterior
Forebrain Pathway via the basal ganglia nucleus Area X.;
Uberon synonym : HVC (avian brain region); pars caudalis (HVc);
Uberon related term : hyperstriatum ventrale; pars caudale; HVc; higher vocal centre;
Uberon broad term : HVC;
Origin ID : 0035785;
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A nucleus in the brain of songbirds located in the caudal nidopallium, projecting
to the song motor pathway via the robust nucleus of the arcopallium and to the Anterior
Forebrain Pathway via the basal ganglia nucleus Area X.