Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
midbrain
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Diagram of a human brain showing a median sagittal section, highlighting the fourth ventricle and cerebellum in the hindbrain, with labeled anatomical structures including the pons, medulla oblongata, and central canal of the spinal cord. The Human Body Side-by-side images showing a frog's head with its brain highlighted and a labeled diagram of the frog brain, identifying the olfactory bulb, cerebrum, optic lobe, cerebellum, and pituitary gland.
Quizzes
MRI Image Of Head Showing Brain
The Human Brain

midbrain: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
    Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Anatomy of the Midbrain. Jun 06, 2026
Media added. Dec 01, 2023
Added information on cobblestone lissencephaly of the midbrain. May 28, 2020
Add new Web site: California State University Chico - The Neuroscience on the Web Series - The Midbrain, Pons, Medulla and Reticular Formation. Mar 28, 2016
Information on the structure and function of the tectum and tegmentum added. Jul 08, 2015
Add new Web site: MedicineNet.com - Midbrain Midbrain Aqueduct. Sep 06, 2010
New article added. Apr 01, 2009
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: