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. 2012 Jan 30;34(6):1306–1318. doi: 10.1002/hbm.21511

Table APPENDIX B.

Detailed information of the 66 structures included in the rat atlas by Paxinos and Watson

Structures IndexL a IndexR a
Cerebrum Cerebral cortex Olfactory bulb 52 51
Limbic system Cingulate gyrus 54 53
Retrosplenial cortex 56 55
Piriform cortex 58 57
Bed nucleus of stria terminalis 60 59
Tenia tecta 62 61
Septal area 64 63
Parietal lobe Parietal cortex posterior area 66 65
Sensory cortex 68 67
Parietal association cortex 70 69
Frontal lobe Prelimbic cortex 72 71
Orbital cortex 74 73
Frontal association cortex 76 75
Dorsal peduncular cortex 78 77
Frotal cortex area 80 79
Infralimbic cortex 82 81
Motor cortex 84 83
Occipital lobe Visual cortex 86 85
Temporal lobe Auditory cortex 88 87
Olfactory cortex 90 89
Temporal association cortex 92 91
Insular cortex 94 93
Fiber Corpus callosum 96 95
Anterior commissure 98 97
Posterior commissure 100 99
Olfactory tract 102 101
Deep structure Olfactory tubercle 104 103
Accumbens nucleus 106 105
Striatum 108 107
Amygdaloid body 110 109
Claustral layer 112 111
Hippocampus 114 113
Dentate gyrus 116 115
Infracerebellar 118 117
Subthalamic nucleus 120 119
Substantia nigra 122 121
Red nucleus 124 123
Interbrain Dorsal thalamus Midline nucleus group 126 125
Anterior nucleus group 128 127
Medial nucleus group 130 129
Lateral nucleus group 132 131
Pineal gland 134 133
Hypothalamus Preoptic region 136 135
Supraoptic region 138 137
Tuberal region 140 139
Mammillary region 142 141
Inferior colliculus 144 143
Cerebellum Anterior lobel of cerebellum 146 145
Posterior lobel of cerebellum 148 147
Flocculonodular lobe 150 149
Cerebellar nucleus 152 151
Interstitial nucleus 154 153
Brain stem Medulla oblongata 156 155
Pons Basilar part of pons 158 157
Tegmentum of pons 160 159
Mesencephalon Superior colliculus 162 161
Inferior colliculus 164 163
Tegmentum of midbrain 166 165
Cerebral peduncle 168 167
Pretectal area 170 169
Periaqueductal gray matter 172 171
Ventricle 3rd ventricle 174 173
4th ventricle 176 175
Blood vessel Middle cerebral artery 178 177
Blood vessel 180 179
Internal capsule Capsule 182 181
a

IndexL is the integer index value for the structure on the left hemisphere. And IndexR is the integer index value for the corresponding structure on the right hemisphere.