TABLE 1.
New terminology relevant to songbird vocal and auditory areas
| Old Term | Old Abbreviation | New Term | New Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAINSTEM | |||
| Nucleus intermedius of the medulla | IM | Hypoglossal nucleus –the twelfth cranial nerve nucleus | nXII |
| Nucleus nervi hypoglossi the twelfth cranial nerve nucleus | nXII | Supraspinal nucleus | SSp |
| Area ventralis of Tsai | AVT | Ventral tegmental area or A10 | VTA or A10 |
| Nucleus tegmenti-pedunculopontinus, pars compacta | TPc | Substantia nigra, pars compacta or A9 | SNc or A9 |
| Anterior nucleus of ansa lenticularis | ALa | Subthalamic nucleus | STN |
| SUBPALLIUM PART OF THE TELENCEPHALON | |||
| Striatal subdivision | |||
| Lobus parolfactorius | LPO | Medial striatum | MSt |
| –Area X within songbird LPO | X | –Area X within songbird MSt | X |
| Paleostriatum augmentatum | PA | Lateral striatum | LSt |
| –Caudal paleostriatum (auditory region) | PC | –Caudal part of the lateral striatum (auditory region) | CSt |
| Pallidal subdivision | |||
| Paleostriatum primitivum | PP | Globus pallidus | GP |
| Ventral paleostriatum | VP | Ventral pallidum | VP |
| PALLIUM PART OF THE TELENCEPHALON | |||
| Hyperpallium subdivision | |||
| Hyperstriatum, Wulst regions | H | Hyperpallium | H |
| –Hyperstriatum accessorium | HA | –Hyperpallium apicale | HA |
| –Hyperstriatum intercalatum superior | HIS | –Hyperpallium intercalatum | HI |
| –Hyperstriatum dorsale | HD | –Hyperpallium dorsale | HD |
| Mesopallium subdivision | |||
| Hyperstriatum ventrale | HV | Mesopallium | M |
| –Nucleus avalanche | Av | –Nucleus avalanche | Av |
| –Oval nucleus of the hyperstriatum ventrale | HVo | –Oval nucleus of the mesopallium | MO |
| –Caudal medial hyperstriatum ventrale | CMHV | –Caudal medial mesopallium | CMM |
| –Caudal lateral hyperstriatum ventrale | CLHV | –Caudal lateral mesopallium | CLM |
| Nidopallium subdivision | |||
| Neostriatum | N | Nidopallium | N |
| –Hyperstriatum ventrale, pars caudale, or high vocal center, or HVc (letter-based name) | HVC or HVc | –HVC (letter-based proper name) | HVC |
| –Lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum | lMAN or LMAN | –Lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior nidopallium | LMAN |
| –Medial magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum | mMAN or MMAN | –Medial magnocellular nucleus of the anterior nidopallium | MMAN |
| –Interfacial nucleus | NIf | –Interfacial nucleus of the nidopallium | NIf |
| –Caudal medial neostriatum | NCM | Caudal medial nidopallium | NCM |
| –HVC shelf | HVC shelf | –HVC shelf (letter-based proper name) | HVC shelf |
| –Field L | L | –Field L | L |
| –Ectostriatum | E | – Entopallium | E |
| –Nucleus basalis | B or Bas | –Nucleus basorostralis | B or Bas |
| Arcopallium subdivisions | |||
| Archistriatum | A | Arcopallium | A |
| –Robust nucleus of the archistriatum | RA | –Robust nucleus of the arcopallium | RA |
| –Cup of robust nucleus of the archistriatum | RA cup | –Cup of robust nucleus of the arcopallium | RA cup |
| –Ventromedial nucleus of the intermediate archistriatum | Aivm | –Ventromedial nucleus of the intermediate arcopallium | AIVM |