The Frog Forebrain

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Now we are looking at a cross-section of the forebrain of a frog.

Does this look different from what you saw in all the other forebrains? What is similar? What is different? Compare this with the human forebrain. Or compare with the monkey forebrain. Do you notice any differences in the neocortex? You may notice that there is no neocortex in a frog. What does that mean? Do you remember what the neocortex is and what purpose it serves? Click on the blue button below for a reminder.

Where shall we go from here? Click on your browser's "back" button to return to the midsagittal view of the frog brain, or click on one of the buttons below to learn about these structures, to slice other brains, or to move on towards magnification.