Pale globe

Also called the globus pallidus, this is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain.

Globus is a Latin word meaning a globe or sphere.

Pallidus refers to its pallor relative to the surrounding brain substance.</P> The globus pallidus is specifically part of what is called the lentiform nucleus which, in turn, is part of the striate body, a component of the basal ganglia, large masses of gray matter at the base (hence basal) of the cerebral hemispheres of the brain.</P> The globus pallidus is also called the palladum, and the paleostriatum (because it was thought to have evolved before the neostriatum, a different part of the striate body).