As requested by Jenna, I've transcribed the lyrics to Pinky and the Brain's neuroanatomy song.
To my knowledge, the song is anatomically correct, although I think several terms, such as "neural node" and "limbic lobe", are now obselete. There's also one word that I can't quite make out.
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Update: Below are the lyrics for the song.
Verse 1:
Neocortex, frontal lobe,
Brain stem, brain stem,
Hippocampus, neural node,
Right hemisphere,
Pons and cortex visual,
Brain stem, brain stem,
Sylvian fissure, pineal,
Left hemisphere,
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"white core matter"
I think the last word they used was off, "micro-electrodes"?