Rhinencephalon (Nomina)


The term Rhinencephalon (Nomina) refers to a composite substructure of the telencephalon that includes the olfactory bulb, the olfactory tract, the olfactory trigone, the medial olfactory stria, the lateral olfactory stria, the anterior perforated substance, the medial olfactory gyrus, the prepyriform area, the diagonal band, the subcallosal area and the paraterminal gyrus. For a thorough review of the history and multiple uses of the term "rhinencephalon" see Anthoney-94.


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