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. 2011 Sep 27;22(8):1834–1850. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhr257

Table 1.

List of abbreviations

Cortical areas
    3b Primary somatosensory area (S1; anterior parietal cortex)
    1 Cutaneous representation caudal to 3b (anterior parietal cortex)
    2 Representation of deep receptors caudal to area 1 (anterior parietal cortex)
    5 (BA5) Posterior parietal area 5 (Brodmann's area 5)
    5d Dorsal subdivision of posterior parietal area 5 (on the rostral SPL)
    5v Ventral subdivision of posterior parietal area 5 (in rostral bank of the IPS)
    5L Lateral division of area 5.
    7 Posterior parietal area in caudal bank of IPS—contains several subdivisions
    AIP Anterior intraparietal area
    CIP Caudal intraparietal area
    IPd Intraparietal area (in depth of IPS, adjacent to POa and PEa)
    LIP Lateral intraparietal area
    LIPd Lateral intraparietal area (dorsal division)
    LIPv lateral intraparietal area (ventral division)
    MDP Medial dorsal parietal area
    MIP Medial intraparietal area (posterior parietal cortex)
    PIP Posterior intraparietal area
    PE Superior parietal lobule area
    PEa Superior parietal lobule area (anterior portion, in upper bank of IPS)
    PEc Superior parietal lobule area (caudal portion)
    PF Rostral inferior parietal lobule area
    PFG Rostral inferior lobule area (transitional area between PF and PG)
    PG Rostral inferior parietal lobule area
    PGm Rostral inferior lobule area (medial portion)
    PO Parietal occipital area (V6+V6a)
    POa Parietal occipital area (anterior portion)
    PRR Parietal reach region (posterior parietal cortex)
    SPL Superior parietal lobule
    VIPd Ventral intraparietal area (dorsal division)
    VIPl Ventral intraparietal area (lateral division)
    VIPm Ventral intraparietal area (medial division)
    VIPv Ventral intraparietal area (ventral division)
    V6 Posterior parietal area of the IPS
    V6A Dorsal portion of area V6
Sulci
    CS Central sulcus
    IPS Intraparietal sulcus
    LS Lateral sulcus
    PCS Postcentral sulcus
Body parts
    cn Chin
    D Digit (individual)
    d; di Digits
    el Elbow
    fa Forearm
    fl Forelimb
    ft Foot
    h; ha Hand
    hl Hindlimb
    htp Hypothenar pad
    kn Knuckle
    tr Trunk
    occ Occiput
    pr fl Proximal forelimb
    P/p Pads
    sh Shoulder
    sn Snout
    tp Thenar pad
    tr Trunk
    ul Upper lip
    vis Visual
    wr Wrist
Anatomical directions
    dis; dist Distal
    dor Dorsal
    low Lower
    mid Middle
    r Rostral