| Term: | dorsal telencephalon forebrain morphogenesis |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | dorsal telencephalon |
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| Synonyms: | area dorsalis telencephali, dorsal telencephalic area, pallium |
| Definition: | Brain structure which is the dorsal part of the telencephalon, most of which is developmentally everted such that the ependymal lining of the unpaired median ventricle becomes located at the apparent periphery of the telencephalon. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000505] |
| Name: | forebrain morphogenesis |
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| Synonyms: | prosencephalon morphogenesis |
| Definition: | The process in which the anatomical structures of the forebrain are generated and organized. The forebrain is the anterior of the three primary divisions of the developing chordate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain (in vertebrates, includes especially the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus and especially in higher vertebrates is the main control center for sensory and associative information processing, visceral functions, and voluntary motor functions). |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048853] QuickGO AmiGO |