The<unk>  is the region of the brain that includes the thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, prethalamus or subthalamus and pretectum. It is derived from the prosencephalon. The<unk>  is located at the midline of the brain, above the mesencephalon of the brain stem. The<unk>  contains the zona limitans intrathalamica as morphological boundary and signalling centre between the prethalamus and the thalamus.
Diencephalon
Rhombencephalon
Cerebral peduncle
Cerebellum
Basal ganglia
Cerebellar hemisphere
Prosencephalon
Lingula of cerebellum