Many structures that appear to be adjacent in the adult brain are not connected, and the connections that exist may seem arbitrary. The brain is a complex organ composed of gray parts and white matter, which can be hard to distinguish.

Relate the different stages of development to the adult structures of the central nervous system Starting from an embryologic perspective allows you to understand more easily how the parts relate to each other.

brain — a complex organ composed of gray parts and white matter, which can be hard to distinguish. basal forebrain — nuclei of the cerebrum related to modulation of sensory stimuli and attention through broad projections to the cerebral cortex, loss of which is related to Alzheimer’s disease. basal nuclei — nuclei of the cerebrum (with a few components in the upper brain stem and diencephalon) that are responsible for assessing cortical movement commands and comparing them with the…. Broca’s area — region of the frontal lobe associated with the motor commands necessary for speech production and located only in the cerebral hemisphere responsible for language production….

Be able to describe the growth and differentiation of the neural tube; explain the expansion of the ventricular system of the adult brain from the central canal of the neural tube; describe the connections of the diencephalon and cerebellum on the basis of patterns of embryonic development.