Lab 1 - Overview of the Nervous System

The Prosencephalon (Forebrain)

The Prosencephalon (Forebrain) The Prosencephalon (Forebrain)

The prosencephalon is the most rostral portion of the CNS. It consists of the telencephalon and the diencephalon. The telencephalon, in turn, consists of the cerebral lobes and the basal ganglia. The diencephalon consists of the epithalamus, hypothalamus, subthalamus, and the thalamus. The sections that follow will elaborate on these subdivisions.