Anatomy

The brain, taken apart

Fifteen regions, built from about 250 named structures. The four lobes, the cerebellum and the brainstem come away first, then the deep parts inside: the thalamus, the hippocampus, the basal ganglia and the fluid-filled ventricles. Drag the Explode slider, then pick a region to read what it does.

The assembled brain model — Adult brain. Drag to turn it; the slider lifts each region away.

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Pick a part in the list or the 3D view to read about it.

Parts

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Brain regions

The four lobes, the cerebellum and the brainstem come away first, then the deep parts inside: the thalamus, the hippocampus, the basal ganglia and the fluid-filled ventricles. Drag the Explode slider, then pick a region to read what it does.