* [[:en:white_inner_cerebrum | White matter of cerebrum  ]]
          * subcortical nuclei or grey matter  
            * Diencephalon 
              * Pars dorsalis 
                * [[:en:thalamus|thalamus]]
                * [[:en:epithalamus | epithalamus ]]
                  * pineal body ( gland ) 
                  * habenular nuclei 
                  * habenular commissure 
                  * posterior commissure
                  * stria medullaris thalami 
                * [[:en:metathalamus | metathalamus ]]
                  * medial geniculate body 
                  * lateral geniculate body 
              * Pars ventralis 
                * [[:en:hypothalamus | hypothalamus ]]
                * subthalamus 
            * [[:en:basal_ganglia|Basal ganglia ]]