4N	trochlear motor nucleus
ac	anterior commissure
AH	anterior hypothalamic nucleus
aot	accessory optic tract
APt	anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis)
APT	anterior pretectal nucleus
BIC	interstitial nucleus of the inferior collicular brachium conjunctivum
BSC	interstitial nucleus of the superior collicular or tectal brachium
Cb	cerebellum
cc	corpus callosum
chr	chorioidal roofplate
DCIC	dorsal cap of inferior colliculus
Di	diencephalon
dp1–dp3	diencephalic prosomeres 1–3
DPal	dorsal pallium
DR	dorsal raphe nucleus
DT	dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic pathway
fr	fasciculus retroflexus (habenulo-interpeduncular tract)
hc	hippocampal commissure
hp1	hypothalamo-telencephalic prosomere 1
hp2	hypothalamo-telencephalic prosomere 2
HyA	hypothalamo-amygdalar corridor
IC	inferior colliculus
icc	intercollicular commissure
IGL	intergeniculate leaflet
IP	interpeduncular nucleus
IPN	interpeduncular nucleus
is	isthmic rhombomere (r0)
isth	isthmus
IVe	inferior vestibular nucleus
ivf	interventricular foramen
LG	lateral geniculate nucleus
ll	lateral lemniscus tract
lot	lateral optic tract
LPal	lateral pallium
LPc	lateral posterior nucleus, caudal part (pulvinar homolog in mouse)
LT	lateral terminal nucleus
LVe	lateral vestibular nuleus
M	mamillary body
m1–m2	midbrain prosomeres 1–2
mes	mesencephalon (midbrain)
MG	medual geniculate nucleus
MiTg	microcellular tegmental nucleus
mlf	medial longitudinal tract
mp1–mp2	midbraon prosomeres 1–2
MPal	medial pallium
MT	medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic pathway
OB	olfactory bulb
och	optic chiasma
on	optic nerve
OPT	olivary pretectal nucleus
Ov	ovoid retinorecipient nucleus
p1–p3	diencephalic prosomeres 1–3
PalSe	pallial septum (now interpreted as ‘subpallial dorsal septum’)
PBG	parabigeminal nucleus
pc	posterior commissure
PG	pregeniculate nucleus
pHb	parahabenular retinorecipient nucleus
Pi	pineal gland
PLi	posterior lineal thalamic nucleus
POA	preoptic area
PP	posterior peduncular nucleus
PPa	peduncular paraventricular area
PPt	posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis)
PSO	parasupraoptic retinorecipient nucleus
PSPa	peduncular subparaventricular hypothalamic area
PThE	prethalamic eminence
r0–r11	rhombomeres 0 (isthmus) to 11
Rbd	rhabdoid nucleus
RM	retromamillary área
RP	retropeduncular nucleus
Rt	reticular nucleus
Sag	sagular nucleus
SC	superior colliculus
SCH	suprachiasmatic nucleus
SNC	substantia nigra compacta
SO	supraoptic nucleus
SPallSe	subpallial septum
SubB/Cnf	subbrachial nucleus/cuneiform nucleus or area
SuG	subgeniculate nucleus
SVe	superior vestibular nucleus
tc	tectal commissure
TG	tectal gray retinorecipient formation
THy	terminal hypothalamus
TPa	terminal paraventricular area
TSPa	terminal subparaventricular hypothalamic area
VIIm	facial motor nucleus (7th cranial nerve)
VIIn	facial nerve root
VLL	ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus
VLPO	ventrolateral preoptic nucleus
VPal	ventral pallium
xscp	decussation of superior cerebellar peduncle
Zi	zona incerta