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Functions of the Diencephalon

Embryonic Brain

Embryonic Brain

$$Subdivisions of the embryonic vertebrate brain that later differentiate into forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain structures.

This diagram of the embryonic vertebrate brain indicates the telencephalon, diencephalon, prosencephalon (forebrain), mesencephalon (midbrain), rhombencephalon (hindbrain), metencephalon, and myelencephalon.

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