TABLE 5.
New Terminology for the Archistriatum
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archistriatum and subdivisions → Arcopallium and subdivisions | ||||
| Archistriatum (A) | Arcopallium (A) | Arcopallium (A) | Abbreviation retained, but arcopallium does not include PoA, SpA, or TnA | |
| Nucleus archistriatalis anterior (AA) | Arcopallium anterius (AA) | Anterior arcopallium (AA) | Abbreviation retained | |
| Archistriatum, pars dorsalis in Karten and Hodos (Ad), but termed archistriatum intermedium, pars dorsalis (Aid) in Zeier and Karten, 1971 | Arcopallium dorsale (AD) | Dorsal arcopallium (AD) | Delete intermediate from name to simplify | Zeier and Karten, 1971 Wächtler, 1985 Reiner et al., 1994 |
| Upper part of Archistriatum, pars ventralis (Av), but termed archistriatum intermedium (Ai) in Zeier and Karten, 1971 | Arcopallium intermedium (AI) | Intermediate arcopallium (AI) | Limit the word intermediate to this subdivision to simplify | Zeier and Karten, 1971 |
| Medial part of Archistriatum, pars ventralis, but termed archistriatum mediale (Am) in Zeier and Karten, 1971 | Arcopallium mediale (AM) | Medial arcopallium (AM) | Needs to be determined if this region can be subdivided into separate limbic and somatic territories | Zeier and Karten, 1971 Davies et al., 1997 |
| Robust nucleus of archistriatum in songbirds (RA) | Nucleus robustus arcopallii (RA) | Robust nucleus of arcopallium (RA) | Abbreviation retained | Nottebohm et al., 1976 Bottjer et al., 1989 |
| Central nucleus of anterior archistriatum in parrots (Aac) | Nucleus centralis arcopallii anterioris (AAC) | Central nucleus of anterior arcopallium (AAC) | Abbreviation retained | Brauth and McHale, 1988 Durand et al., 1997 |
| Archistriatum subdivisions → Amygdala subdivisions | ||||
| Ventral part of Archistriatum, pars ventralis plus caudal part of Archistriatum in Zeier and Karten, 1971 (Ap) | Nucleus posterioris amygdalopallii (PoA) | Posterior pallial amygdala (PoA) | Abbreviations for amygdaloid nuclei similar in form to emphasize shared amygdaloid nature | Zeier and Karten, 1971 Berk and Hawkin, 1985 Davies et al., 1997 Dubbeldam et al., 1997 Lanuza et al., 2000 |
| Nucleus taeniae (Tn) | Nucleus taeniae amygdalae (TnA) | Nucleus taeniae of the amygdala (TnA) | Add amygdala to name to emphasize amygdaloid nature | Cheng et al., 1999 Cobos et al., 2001a Absil et al., 2002 |
| Region below paleostriatum primitivum posterior to anterior commissure (Identified as ventral part of paleostriatum augmentatum, PA) | Area subpallialis amygdalae (SpA) | Subpallial amygdaloid area (SpA) | Homologous to at least sublenticular part of extended amygdala in mammals | Wild et al., 1990 Molnar et al., 1994 Reiner et al., 1994 Atoji et al., 1996 |
Summary of the nomenclature recommendations of the Forum for the archistriatum, the major subdivisions within it, and some additional telencephalic cell groups related to the archistriatum. Structures are presented largely in a rostral to caudal and superior to inferior order. 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.