median eminence - BrainInfo

median eminence (ME)

Also known as: median eminence, Eminentia postinfundibularis, Eminentia medialis (Shantha), median eminence of tuber cinereum, Eminentia mediana, medial eminence

NeuroNames ID: 402

All Names & Sources

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English

medial eminence

Carpenter-1991

English

median eminence

Bowden-1997

English

median eminence

Carpenter-1983

English

median eminence

Martin-1997

English

median eminence of tuber cinereum

Crosby-1962

Illustrations

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labeled line drawings of
sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

multiple views of
3D reconstruction in
Macaca mulatta

Nissl stain & diagram of
coronal section in
mouse

Nissl stain & diagram of
sagittal section in
mouse

photomicrograph of
all aspects in
rodent

Species With The Structure

Equivalent By	Human	Macaque	Rat	Mouse
Topology	Has The Structure	Has The Structure	Has The Structure	Relevant Data Not Located

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Basis

Has Equivalent

Organism

Their Name

Source

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

Eminentia mediana

Schiebler-1999

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

Eminentia postinfundibularis

Riley-1943

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

medial eminence

Carpenter-1991

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

median eminence

Carpenter-1983

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

median eminence of tuber cinereum

Crosby-1962

Topology

Yes

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Eminentia medialis (Shantha)

Shantha-1968

Topology

Yes

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

median eminence

Martin-1997

Topology

Yes

Rattus (rat)

median eminence

Bowden-1997

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.