The underside of the brain has many distinct anatomical features. The nerves emerging from the brainstem are the cranial nerves. The optic chiasm, just anterior to the hypothalamus, is where many axons from the eyes cross from one side to the other ('decussate'). The bundles of axons anterior to the chiasm, which come from the backs of the eyes, are the optic nerves. The bundles which lie posterior to the chiasm, and disappear into the thalamus, are called the optic tracts. The paired mammillary bodies (from the Latin word for 'nipple') are a prominent feature of the ventral surface of the brain. These nuclei of the hypothalamus are part of the circuitry that stores memory and are a major target of the axons of the fornix.
Mammillary body
A personal request from Barry Thain, Clinical Hypnotist
This is the brochure site for my hypnotherapy practice. I put these pages here because I think hypnosis is all in the brain and, indeed, most of my work involves intervening in the supply of corticotropin releasing hormone from the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.
Despite being a hypnotherapy site, these neuro-graphics pages get thousands of visits every month. (I've discovered they are used in Wikipedia so that explains a lot of it.) I hope this page has been useful to you, because it isn't of any use to me; unless ...
I have a hypnosis mp3 site. You would do me a great favour if you visited the site briefly because Google would notice and my site would become easier to find for those who want to download therapy. There's no trap, and you don't have to buy anything. There is a free (and popular, and effective) therapy called Appreciate Yourself that you are welcome to grab if you want to, but really I'd just appreciate the visit.
I'm afraid you'll find this request on all these pages, but you don't have to follow the link every time you see it. Once will be great!
Thanks in advance.
Barry
For enquiries and appointments call 020 8948 2439
or email bt@mindsci-clinic.com