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Dissection and demonstration of Basal Ganglia in formalinized human brain specimen; Dissection performed and commentary given by Dr Sanjoy Sanyal, Dean of Medical Sciences and Professor of Neuroscience in American International Medical University (AIMU), St. Lucia, Caribbean. It was performed in the Neuroscience Lab of Medical University of the Americas (MUA), Nevis, in June 2011 as an aid to teaching Neuroscience to Med 3 students who are preparing for USMLE Step 1. Camera credit goes to Sonja Langley (former Med 3 student at MUA) and video editing credit goes to Chris Robinson (former Med 4 student at MUA).

Serial axial sections of the brain are taken with Virchow's Brain Knife to demonstrate the location, relations, appearance and structure of Basal Ganglia components, and their relationships with the lateral and third ventricles. The components of Basal ganglia are Caudate nucleus, Putamen, Globus pallidus, Lentiform nucleus, Claustrum. Other structure like thalamus, Internal capsule, Insula are also demonstrated. This is the first dissection-demonstration of a 2-part series.