A nucleus in the brain of songbirds located in the caudal nidopallium, projecting to the song motor pathway via the robust nucleus of the arcopallium and to the Anterior Forebrain Pathway via the basal ganglia nucleus Area X. [ GOC:mr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVC_(avian_brain_region) https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/12057 ]
Synonyms: HVC (avian brain region) telencephalic song nucleus HVC pars caudalis (HVc)
Term relations
- telencephalic nucleus
- in taxon some Passeriformes
- capable of part of some learned vocalization behavior
- part of some nidopallium