TABLE 4.
New Terminology for Neostriatum
| Structure and Karten-Hodos (or other) term for structure (abbreviation) | Latin name adopted by Forum (abbreviation) | English name adopted by Forum (abbreviation) | Comments | Refs. pertinent to the new name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neostriatum and Subdivisions | ||||
| Neostriatum (N) | Nidopallium (N) | Nidopallium (N) | Abbreviation retained | |
| Neostriatum frontale (NF) | Nidopallium frontale (NF) | Frontal nidopallium (NF) | Abbreviation retained | |
| Neostriatum intermedium (NI) | Nidopallium intermedium (NI) | Intermediate nidopallium (NI) | Abbreviation retained | |
| Neostriatum caudale (NC) | Nidopallium caudale (NC) | Caudal nidopallium (NC) | Abbreviation retained | |
| Neostriatum caudolaterale—defined by work of Divac and Güntürkün (NCL) | Nidopallium caudolaterale (NCL) | Caudolateral nidopallium (NCL) | Abbreviation retained | Mogenson and Divac, 1982 Reiner, 1986 Güntürkün, 1997 |
| Ectostriatum (E) | Nucleus entopalliallis or entopallium (E) | The entopallial nucleus or the entopallium (E) | Abbreviation retained | Benowitz and Karten, 1976 |
| Nucleus basalis (Bas) | Nucleus basorostralis pallii (Bas) | The basorostral pallial nucleus (Bas) | Changed name to avoid confusion with cholinergic basal forebrain cell group | Wild et al., 1985 Wild and Farabaugh, 1996 Dubbeldam and Visser, 1987 Wild et al., 1997 Wild et al., 2001 Witkovsky et al., 1973 |
| Field L identified as auditory area by Karten 1968 (L) | Area L pallii (L) | Field L (L) | No change recommended | Karten, 1968 Bonke, 1979a,b |
| Nidopallial area mistakenly called caudal nucleus of hyperstriatum ventrale by Nottebohm et al., 1976 (HVc) | HVC (None) | HVC (None) | No easy solution for correcting original naming error for this structure; thus, HVC recommended as formal name | Nottebohm et al., 1976 Fortune and Margoliash, 1995 Brenowitz et al., 1997 |
| Lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (LMAN) | Nucleus lateralis magnocellularis nidopallii anterioris (LMAN) | Lateral magnocellular nucleus of anterior nidopallium (LMAN) | Abbreviation retained, but capitalize L for clarity | Nottebohm et al., 1976 Bottjer et al., 1989 |
| Medial magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (MMAN) | Nucleus medialis magnocellularis nidopallii anterioris (MMAN) | Medial magnocellular nucleus of anterior nidopallium (MMAN) | Abbreviation retained but capitalize M for consistency | Nottebohm et al., 1976 Bottjer et al., 1989 |
| Nucleus interface of the neostriatum (Nif) | Nucleus interfacialis nidopallii (Nif) | Nucleus interface of the nidopallium (Nif) | Abbreviation retained, but capitalize I for consistency | Nottebohm et al., 1982 Nordeen and Nordeen, 1997 Margoliash, 1997 |
| Caudomedial neostriatum (NCM) | Nidopallium caudomediale (NCM) | Caudal medial nidopallium (NCM) | Abbreviation retained | Mello et al., 1992 Vates et al., 1996 Jarvis et al., 2000 |
| Oval nucleus of the anterior neostriatum in parrots (Nao) | Nucleus ovalis nidopallii anterioris (NAO) | Oval nucleus of the anterior nidopallium (NAO) | Abbreviation retained, but capitalize O for consistency | Brauth and McHale, 1988 Striedter, 1994 Durand et al., 1997 Jarvis et al., 2000 |
| Medial oval nucleus of the anterior neostriatum in parrots (Naom) | Nucleus ovalis nidopallii anterioris, pars medialis (NAOM) | Medial part of the oval nucleus of the anterior nidopallium (NAOM) | Abbreviation retained but capitalize OM for consistency | Brauth and McHale, 1988 Striedter, 1994 Durand et al., 1997 Jarvis et al., 2000 |
| Central nucleus of the lateral neostriatum in parrots (NLc) | Nucleus centralis nidopallii lateralis (NLC) | Central nucleus of the lateral nidopallium (NLC) | Abbreviation retained, but capitalize C for consistency | Brauth and McHale, 1988 Striedter, 1994 Durand et al., 1997 Jarvis et al., 2000 |
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Summary of the nomenclature recommendations of the Forum for the neostriatum and the major subdivisions within it, proceeding largely in a rostral to caudal order (with specialized structures involved in vocal control or audition listed last). For each structure considered, the first column of the table shows the original name assigned (typically from Karten and Hodos, 1967) and the original abbreviation, the next column shows the Latin variant and abbreviation of the new (or carried over) term recommended by the Forum, the next shows the English variant and abbreviation of the new (or carried over) recommended term, and the final two columns present any noteworthy comments about the change and key references pertinent to the change.