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. 2016 Jun 20;3(2):ENEURO.0053-16.2016. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0053-16.2016

Table 2.

List of brain regions

Region no. Region abbreviation Region name Region category
1 FRP Frontal pole, cerebral cortex Isocortex
2 MOp Primary motor area Isocortex
3 MOs Secondary motor area Isocortex
4 SSp-n Primary somatosensory area, nose Isocortex
5 SSp-bfd Primary somatosensory area, barrel field Isocortex
6 SSp-ll Primary somatosensory area, lower limb Isocortex
7 SSp-m Primary somatosensory area, mouth Isocortex
8 SSp-ul Primary somatosensory area, upper limb Isocortex
9 SSp-tr Primary somatosensory area, trunk Isocortex
10 SSp-un Primary somatosensory area, unassigned Isocortex
11 SSs Supplemental somatosensory area Isocortex
12 GU Gustatory areas Isocortex
13 VISC Visceral area Isocortex
14 AUDd Dorsal auditory area Isocortex
15 AUDp Primary auditory area Isocortex
16 AUDpo Posterior auditory area Isocortex
17 AUDv Ventral auditory area Isocortex
18 VISal Anterolateral visual area Isocortex
19 VISam Anteromedial visual area Isocortex
20 VISl Lateral visual area Isocortex
21 VISp Primary visual area Isocortex
22 VISpl Posterolateral visual area Isocortex
23 VISpm Posteromedial visual area Isocortex
24 VISli Isocortex
25 VISpor Isocortex
26 ACAd Anterior cingulate area, dorsal part Isocortex
27 ACAv Anterior cingulate area, ventral part Isocortex
28 PL Prelimbic area Isocortex
29 ILA Infralimbic area Isocortex
30 ORBl Orbital area, lateral part Isocortex
31 ORBm Orbital area, medial part Isocortex
32 ORBvl Orbital area, ventrolateral part Isocortex
33 AId Agranular insular area, dorsal part Isocortex
34 AIp Agranular insular area, posterior part Isocortex
35 AIv Agranular insular area, ventral part Isocortex
36 RSPagl Retrosplenial area, lateral agranular part Isocortex
37 RSPd Retrosplenial area, dorsal part Isocortex
38 RSPv Retrosplenial area, ventral part Isocortex
39 VISa Isocortex
40 VISrl Isocortex
41 TEa Temporal association areas Isocortex
42 PERI Perirhinal area Isocortex
43 ECT Ectorhinal area Isocortex
45 AOB Accessory olfactory bulb Olfactory areas
46 AON Anterior olfactory nucleus Olfactory areas
47 TT Taenia tecta Olfactory areas
48 DP Dorsal peduncular area Olfactory areas
49 PIR Piriform area Olfactory areas
50 NLOT Nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract Olfactory areas
51 COAa Cortical amygdalar area, anterior part Olfactory areas
57 CA3 Field CA3 Hippocampal formation
59 FC Fasciola cinerea Hippocampal formation
60 IG Induseum griseum Hippocampal formation
61 ENTl Entorhinal area, lateral part Hippocampal formation
65 POST Postsubiculum Hippocampal formation
66 PRE Presubiculum Hippocampal formation
67 SUB Subiculum Hippocampal formation
68 CLA Claustrum Claustrum + amygdala
69 EPd Endopiriform nucleus, dorsal part Claustrum + amygdala
70 EPv Endopiriform nucleus, ventral part Claustrum + amygdala
71 LA Lateral amygdalar nucleus Claustrum + amygdala
72 BLA Basolateral amygdalar nucleus Claustrum + amygdala
73 BMA Basomedial amygdalar nucleus Claustrum + amygdala
74 PA Posterior amygdalar nucleus Claustrum + amygdala
75 CP Caudoputamen Striatum + pallidum
76 ACB Nucleus accumbens Striatum + pallidum
77 FS Fundus of striatum Striatum + pallidum
78 OT Olfactory tubercle Striatum + pallidum
79 LSc Lateral septal nucleus, caudal (caudodorsal) part Striatum + pallidum
80 LSr Lateral septal nucleus, rostral (rostroventral) part Striatum + pallidum
83 SH Septohippocampal nucleus Striatum + pallidum
84 AAA Anterior amygdalar area Striatum + pallidum
86 CEA Central amygdalar nucleus Striatum + pallidum
87 IA Intercalated amygdalar nucleus Striatum + pallidum
88 MEA Medial amygdalar nucleus Striatum + pallidum
89 GPe Globus pallidus, external segment Striatum + pallidum
90 GPi Globus pallidus, internal segment Striatum + pallidum
91 SI Substantia innominata Striatum + pallidum
92 MA Magnocellular nucleus Striatum + pallidum
94 NDB Diagonal band nucleus Striatum + pallidum
96 BST Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis Striatum + pallidum
97 BAC Bed nucleus of the anterior commissure Striatum + pallidum
98 VAL Ventral anterior-lateral complex of the thalamus Thalamus
99 VM Ventral medial nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
100 VPL Ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
101 VPLpc Ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, parvicellular part Thalamus
102 VPM Ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
103 VPMpc Ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus, parvicellular part Thalamus
104 SPFm Subparafascicular nucleus, magnocellular part Thalamus
105 SPFp Subparafascicular nucleus, parvicellular part Thalamus
106 SPA Subparafascicular area Thalamus
107 PP Peripeduncular nucleus Thalamus
108 MG Medial geniculate complex Thalamus
110 LP Lateral posterior nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
111 PO Posterior complex of the thalamus Thalamus
112 POL Posterior limiting nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
113 SGN Suprageniculate nucleus Thalamus
114 AV Anteroventral nucleus of thalamus Thalamus
115 AM Anteromedial nucleus Thalamus
116 AD Anterodorsal nucleus Thalamus
117 IAM Interanteromedial nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
118 IAD Interanterodorsal nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
119 LD Lateral dorsal nucleus of thalamus Thalamus
120 IMD Intermediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
121 MD Mediodorsal nucleus of thalamus Thalamus
122 SMT Submedial nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
123 PR Perireunensis nucleus Thalamus
124 PVT Paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
125 PT Parataenial nucleus Thalamus
126 RE Nucleus of reunions Thalamus
127 RH Rhomboid nucleus Thalamus
128 CM Central medial nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
129 PCN Paracentral nucleus Thalamus
130 CL Central lateral nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
131 PF Parafascicular nucleus Thalamus
132 RT Reticular nucleus of the thalamus Thalamus
133 IGL Intergeniculate leaflet of the lateral geniculate complex Thalamus
134 LGv Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complex Thalamus
135 SubG Subgeniculate nucleus Thalamus
137 LH Lateral habenula Thalamus
138 SO Supraoptic nucleus Hypothalamus
140 PVH Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus Hypothalamus
142 PVi Periventricular hypothalamic nucleus, intermediate part Hypothalamus
145 AVP Anteroventral preoptic nucleus Hypothalamus
147 DMH Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus Hypothalamus
158 VLPO Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus Hypothalamus
160 LM Lateral mammillary nucleus Hypothalamus
161 MM Medial mammillary nucleus Hypothalamus
162 SUM Supramammillary nucleus Hypothalamus
163 TMd Tuberomammillary nucleus, dorsal part Hypothalamus
164 TMv Tuberomammillary nucleus, ventral part Hypothalamus
166 PMd Dorsal premammillary nucleus Hypothalamus
168 PVHd Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, descending division Hypothalamus
170 PH Posterior hypothalamic nucleus Hypothalamus
171 LHA Lateral hypothalamic area Hypothalamus
172 LPO Lateral preoptic area Hypothalamus
173 PST Preparasubthalamic nucleus Hypothalamus
174 PSTN Parasubthalamic nucleus Hypothalamus
176 STN Subthalamic nucleus Hypothalamus
177 TU Tuberal nucleus Hypothalamus
178 ZI Zona incerta Hypothalamus
179 SCs Superior colliculus, sensory related Midbrain + pons
180 IC Inferior colliculus Midbrain + pons
181 NB Nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculus Midbrain + pons
182 SAG Nucleus sagulum Midbrain + pons
183 PBG Parabigeminal nucleus Midbrain + pons
184 MEV Midbrain trigeminal nucleus Midbrain + pons
185 SNr Substantia nigra, reticular part Midbrain + pons
186 VTA Ventral tegmental area Midbrain + pons
187 RR Midbrain reticular nucleus, retrorubral area Midbrain + pons
188 MRN Midbrain reticular nucleus Midbrain + pons
189 SCm Superior colliculus, motor related Midbrain + pons
190 PAG Periaqueductal gray Midbrain + pons
191 APN Anterior pretectal nucleus Midbrain + pons
192 MPT Medial pretectal area Midbrain + pons
193 NOT Nucleus of the optic tract Midbrain + pons
194 NPC Nucleus of the posterior commissure Midbrain + pons
195 OP Olivary pretectal nucleus Midbrain + pons
196 PPT Posterior pretectal nucleus Midbrain + pons
197 CUN Cuneiform nucleus Midbrain + pons
198 RN Red nucleus Midbrain + pons
199 III Oculomotor nucleus Midbrain + pons
200 EW Edinger–Westphal nucleus Midbrain + pons
201 IV Trochlear nucleus Midbrain + pons
202 VTN Ventral tegmental nucleus Midbrain + pons
203 AT Anterior tegmental nucleus Midbrain + pons
204 LT Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract Midbrain + pons
205 SNc Substantia nigra, compact part Midbrain + pons
206 PPN Pedunculopontine nucleus Midbrain + pons
207 IF Interfascicular nucleus raphe Midbrain + pons
208 IPN Interpeduncular nucleus Midbrain + pons
209 RL Rostral linear nucleus raphe Midbrain + pons
210 CLI Central linear nucleus raphe Midbrain + pons
211 DR Dorsal nucleus raphe Midbrain + pons
212 NLL Nucleus of the lateral lemniscus Midbrain + pons
213 PSV Principal sensory nucleus of the trigeminal Midbrain + pons
214 PB Parabrachial nucleus Midbrain + pons
215 SOC Superior olivary complex Midbrain + pons
216 B Barringtons nucleus Midbrain + pons
217 DTN Dorsal tegmental nucleus Midbrain + pons
218 PCG Pontine central gray Midbrain + pons
219 PG Pontine gray Midbrain + pons
220 PRNc Pontine reticular nucleus, caudal part Midbrain + pons
221 SG Supragenual nucleus Midbrain + pons
222 SUT Supratrigeminal nucleus Midbrain + pons
223 TRN Tegmental reticular nucleus Midbrain + pons
224 V Motor nucleus of trigeminal Midbrain + pons
225 CS Superior central nucleus raphe Midbrain + pons
226 LC Locus ceruleus Midbrain + pons
227 LDT Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus Midbrain + pons
228 NI Nucleus incertus Midbrain + pons
229 PRNr Pontine reticular nucleus Midbrain + pons
230 RPO Nucleus raphe pontis Midbrain + pons
231 SLC Subceruleus nucleus Midbrain + pons
232 SLD Sublaterodorsal nucleus Midbrain + pons
236 CU Cuneate nucleus Medulla
239 NTB Nucleus of the trapezoid body Medulla
240 NTS Nucleus of the solitary tract Medulla
241 SPVC Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, caudal part Medulla
242 SPVI Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, interpolar part Medulla
243 SPVO Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, oral part Medulla
244 VI Abducens nucleus Medulla
245 VII Facial motor nucleus Medulla
246 ACVII Accessory facial motor nucleus Medulla
247 AMB Nucleus ambiguus Medulla
248 DMX Dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve Medulla
249 GRN Gigantocellular reticular nucleus Medulla
250 ICB Infracerebellar nucleus Medulla
251 IO Inferior olivary complex Medulla
252 IRN Intermediate reticular nucleus Medulla
253 ISN Inferior salivatory nucleus Medulla
254 LIN Linear nucleus of the medulla Medulla
255 LRN Lateral reticular nucleus Medulla
256 MARN Magnocellular reticular nucleus Medulla
257 MDRNd Medullary reticular nucleus, dorsal part Medulla
258 MDRNv Medullary reticular nucleus, ventral part Medulla
259 PARN Parvicellular reticular nucleus Medulla
260 PAS Parasolitary nucleus Medulla
261 PGRNd Paragigantocellular reticular nucleus, dorsal part Medulla
262 PGRNl Paragigantocellular reticular nucleus, lateral part Medulla
263 NR Nucleus of Roller Medulla
264 PRP Nucleus prepositus Medulla
265 PPY Parapyramidal nucleus Medulla
266 LAV Lateral vestibular nucleus Medulla
267 MV Medial vestibular nucleus Medulla
268 SPIV Spinal vestibular nucleus Medulla
269 SUV Superior vestibular nucleus Medulla
270 x Nucleus x Medulla
271 XII Hypoglossal nucleus Medulla
272 y Nucleus y Medulla
273 RM Nucleus raphe magnus Medulla
274 RPA Nucleus raphe pallidus Medulla
275 RO Nucleus raphe obscurus Medulla
290 FN Fastigial nucleus Cerebellum
291 IP Interposed nucleus Cerebellum
292 DN Dentate nucleus Cerebellum
293 fiber tracts Fiber tracts Fiber tracts