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. 2014 Nov 14;9(11):e111554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111554

Table 2. Regions of interest (ROIs) in the rat brain, their mean coordinates and volume in ml.

# Name X Y Z Volume
0 R M1 (rostral) 3.4 2.6 3.7 7.00
1 L M1 (rostral) −3.5 2.6 3.7 6.96
2 R M2 (rostral) 1.3 1.6 3.7 2.39
3 L M2 (rostral) −1.4 1.6 3.7 2.38
4 R cingulate area 1 0.6 2.1 1.9 5.36
5 L cingulate area 1 −0.7 2.1 1.9 5.28
6 R pre-limbic 0.6 3.7 3.3 4.07
7 L pre-limbic −0.7 3.7 3.3 4.10
8 R infra-limbic 0.4 5.0 3.2 1.20
9 L infra-limbic −0.5 5.0 3.1 1.23
10 R frontal area 3 4.2 4.2 3.7 1.34
11 L frontal area 3 −4.2 4.2 3.7 1.35
12 R insular 3.8 5.1 3.7 2.62
13 L insular −3.9 5.1 3.7 2.62
14 R NAc core 1.5 6.6 2.7 1.27
15 L NAc core −1.5 6.6 2.7 1.29
16 R NAc shell 1.2 7.4 2.7 1.02
17 L NAc shell −1.2 7.4 2.7 1.06
18 R sensory SIJ 5.0 4.5 2.3 8.57
19 L sensory SIJ −5.0 4.5 2.3 8.71
20 R CPu rostral 2.8 5.5 1.2 17.92
21 L CPu rostral −2.9 5.5 1.2 18.00
22 R cingulate area 2 0.5 3.1 0.9 3.73
23 L cingulate area 2 −0.6 3.1 0.9 3.60
24 R CPU caudal 3.8 5.8 −0.6 12.77
25 L CPU caudal −3.8 5.7 −0.6 13.14
26 R basal nucleus 3.2 8.0 −1.3 0.15
27 L basal nucleus −3.2 7.9 −1.3 0.18
28 R GP, 3.5 7.0 −1.6 2.80
29 L GP −3.6 6.9 −1.6 2.91
30 R VPL 2.8 6.4 −2.3 1.35
31 L VPL −3.0 6.4 −2.3 1.21
32 R VA+VL 1.9 6.1 −2.3 2.20
33 L VA+VL −2.0 6.2 −2.3 2.20
34 R EP 2.8 7.9 −2.3 0.33
35 L EP −2.9 7.9 −2.3 0.22
36 R S1BF 5.3 3.0 −2.3 5.77
37 L S1BF −5.4 3.0 −2.3 5.76
38 R amygdala 4.2 9.2 −2.6 9.88
39 L amygdala −4.4 9.2 −2.5 8.78
40 R Hab 0.7 5.0 −3.3 0.48
41 L Hab −0.7 5.0 −3.3 0.48
42 R Po (thalamus) 2.2 5.9 −3.3 2.03
43 L Po (thalamus) −2.3 5.8 −3.3 1.84
44 R hippocampus 2.2 3.3 −3.3 5.55
45 L hippocampus −2.5 3.3 −3.3 6.31
46 R granular cortex 0.6 1.7 −4.7 7.47
47 R granular cortex −0.7 1.7 −4.8 7.89
48 R hypothalamus 0.9 9.0 −3.3 2.96
49 L hypothalamus −0.9 9.0 −3.3 2.64
50 R zona inserta 2.6 7.5 −4.3 0.99
51 L zona inserta −2.8 7.5 −4.3 0.95
52 Mammillary −0.1 9.3 −4.3 2.70
53 R SNr 2.3 8.4 −5.3 1.52
54 L SNr −2.4 8.4 −5.3 1.40
55 R Red nucleus 1.0 7.5 −5.3 0.52
56 L Red nucleus −1.1 7.5 −5.3 0.50
57 R VTA 0.6 8.2 −6.3 0.58
58 L VTA −0.8 8.1 −6.3 0.53
59 R sup colliculus 1.3 4.1 −6.8 9.49
60 L sup colliculus −1.4 4.2 −6.8 9.67
61 R DG 4.2 5.8 −6.3 5.89
62 L DG −4.3 5.9 −6.3 6.03
63 IP −0.1 9.0 −6.3 0.84
64 R pontine 0.8 10.1 −7.3 1.33
65 L pontine nuc −0.9 10.1 −7.3 1.36
66 DRN 0.0 6.4 −7.3 1.16
67 R STN 2.6 8.1 −3.3 0.30
68 L STN −2.7 8.1 −3.3 0.30

Abbreviations: M1, primary motor cortex; M2, secondary motor cortex; NAC, nucleus accumbens; SIJ, primary sensory cortex (jaw region); CPu, caudate-putamen; GP, globus pallidus; VPL, ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus; VA, ventral anterior thalamic nucleus; VL, ventrolateral thalamic nucleus; EP, entopeduncular nucleus; S1BF, primary sensory cortex (barrel field); Hab, habenula; Po, post thalamic nucleus; SNr, substantia nigra; VTA, ventral tegmental area; DG, dentate gyrus; IP, interpeduncular nucleus; DRN, dorsal raphe nucleus; STN, subthalamic nucleus.