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telencephalic song nucleus HVC

Term ID
UBERON:0035785
Synonyms
  • higher vocal centre
  • HVC
  • HVC (avian brain region)
  • hyperstriatum ventrale
  • pars caudale
  • pars caudalis (HVc)
  • telencephalic song nucleus HVC
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. (2)
References
  • BTO:0003390
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