TABLE 1.
Nomenclature of the Different Subdivisions of the Amygdaloid Complex in the Rat (Rattus norvegicus), Monkey (Macaca mulatta), and Human (Homo sapiens)
| Rat | Monkey | Human |
|---|---|---|
| lateral nucleus (L) | lateral nucleus (L) | lateral nucleus (L) |
| dorsolateral division (Ldl) | dorsal division (Ld) | lateral division (Ll) |
| ventrolateral division (Lvl) | dorsal intermediate division (Ldi) | medial division (Lm) |
| medial division (Lm) | ventral intermediate division (Lvi) | |
| ventral division (Lv) | ||
| basal nucleus (B) | basal nucleus (B) | basal nucleus (B) |
| magnocellular division(Bmc) | magnocellular division (Bmc) | magnocellular division (Bmc) |
| intermediate division (Bi) | intermediate division (Bi) | intermediate division (Bi) |
| parvicellular division (Bpc) | parvicellular division (Bpc) | parvicellular division (Bpc) |
| accessory basal nucleus (AB) | accessory basal nucleus (AB) | accessory basal nucleus (AB) |
| magnocellular division (Abmc) | magnocellular division (ABmc) | magnocellular division (ABmc) |
| parvicellular division (ABpc) | parvicellular division (ABpc) | parvicellular division (ABpc) |
| ventromedial division (ABvm) | ventromedial division (ABvm) | |
| central nucleus (CE) | central nucleus (CE) | central nucleus (CE) |
| capsular division (CEc) | medial division (CEm) | medial division (CEm) |
| lateral division (CEl) | lateral division (CEl) | lateral division (CEl) |
| intermediate division (CEi) | ||
| medial division (CEm) | ||
| medial nucleus (M) | medial nucleus (M) | medial nucleus (M) |
| rostral division (Mr) | ||
| central division | ||
| dorsal part (Mcd) | ||
| ventral part (Mcv) | ||
| caudal division (Mc) | ||
| – | paralaminar nucleus (PL) | paralaminar nucleus (PL) |
| intercalated nuclei (I) | intercalated nuclei (I) | intercalated nuclei (I) |
| anterior amygdaloid area (AAA) | anterior amygdaloid area (AAA) | anterior amygdaloid area (AAA) |
| nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract (NLOT) | nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract (NLOT) | nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract (NLOT) |
| anterior cortical nucleus (COa) | anterior cortical nucleus (COa) | anterior cortical nucleus (COa) |
| periamygdaloid cortex (PAC) | periamygdaloid cortex (PAC) | periamygdaloid cortex (PAC) |
| medial division (PACm) | (PAC2) | (PAC1) |
| sulcal division (PACs) | (PAC3) | (PAC3) |
| sulcal division (PACs) | sulcal division (PACs) | |
| oral portion (PACo) | oral portion (PACo) | |
| posterior cortical nucleus (COp) | posterior cortical nucleus (COp) | posterior cortical nucleus (COp) |
| amygdalo-hippocampal area (AHA) | amygdalo-hippocampal area (AHA) | amygdalo-hippocampal area (AHA) |
| medial division (AHAm) | ventral division (AHAv) | |
| lateral division (AHAl) | dorsal division (AHAd) | |
| bed nucleus of the accessory | – | – |
| olfactory tract (BAOT) | ||
| Pitkänen (2000) | Amaral et al. (1992) | Sorvari et al. (1996) |