Zona incerta 3610376 209595082 2008-05-02T01:01:14Z Arcadian 104523 /* External links */ link {{Infobox Brain| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = | GraySubject = 189 | GrayPage = 812 | Image = | Caption = | Image2 = | Caption2 = | IsPartOf = | Components = | Artery = | Vein = | BrainInfoType = hier | BrainInfoNumber = 421 | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = z_01 | DorlandsSuf = 12869746 | }} The '''zona incerta''' is a small region of [[gray matter]] that is part of the [[subthalamus]]. ==Anatomy== This [[nucleus (neuroanatomy) | nucleus]] is located [[Anatomical terms of location | medially]] to the [[internal capsule]], ventral to the [[thalamus]], and is contiguous with the [[Thalamic reticular nucleus]]. This nucleus separates the [[lenticular fasciculus]] from the [[thalamic fasciculus]]. ==Function== This region receives widespread input from the [[cerebral cortex]] and [[cerebellum]], and sends outputs back to the cortex. Its functions, however, remain largely unknown. ==External links== * {{BrainMaps|zona+incerta}} * http://isc.temple.edu/neuroanatomy/lab/atlas/pdhn/ {{Diencephalon}} [[Category:Neuroanatomy]] [[Category:Brainstem]] [[Category:Cerebrum]] [[Category:Central nervous system]]