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basal ganglia

subcortical nuclei, of varied origin, in the brains of vertebrates
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basal ganglia

Summary

basal ganglia is a brain region[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of brain_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,115 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • basal ganglia's instance of is recorded as brain region[3].
  • basal ganglia's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • basal ganglia is a type of set of nuclei of neuraxis[5].
  • basal ganglia is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • basal ganglia's Commons category is recorded as Basal ganglia[7].
  • basal ganglia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Basal ganglia[8].
  • basal ganglia's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12447[9].
  • basal ganglia's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BG'}[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include brain region[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include set of nuclei of neuraxis[5] and particular anatomical entity[6].

Why It Matters

basal ganglia ranks in the top 7% of brain_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,115 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . braininfo.rprc.washington.edu. braininfo.rprc.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). basal ganglia. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/basal-ganglia
MLA “basal ganglia.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/basal-ganglia.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_basal-ganglia_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{basal ganglia}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/basal-ganglia}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → set of nuclei of neuraxis, particular anatomical entity
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 24617, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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