Mouse Brain Cross Section (w/o labels)

Mouse Brain Cross Section (w/ labels)

Artistic Representation of Mouse Brain Cross Section

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In this cross section, you can easily see the sprawling Corpus  Callosum (cc). Just beneath its mighty wings, is a large area of cells known as the Caudate Putamen (CPu). Notice the two "holes" that appear beneath the Caudate Putamen; you are now looking at the Anterior Commissure (ac). Now, I bet you're saying to yourself "Isn't that dark blue ridge running along the bottom left and right the Piriform Cortex(Pir)?" If so, then you are correct sir/ma'am! I'd like to wager that you're also thinking "Suppose the Corpus Callosum were a meticulously trimmed moustache. Isn't the area near each tip an External Capsule(ec)?" If this thought occurred to you, then you are correct yet again!