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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Retin Eye Res. 2018 Jun 23;67:102–117. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2018.06.003

Figure 9. A subset of retinorecipient areas of the brain.

Figure 9

Well studied brain regions are in color and listed with their known RGC inputs and their behavioral function. Less well understood regions are shown shaded in gray.

Abbreviations: AHN: Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus, APN: Anterior Pretectal Nucleus, IGL: Intergeniculate Leaflet, LGN: Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, LHA: Lateral Hypothalamic Area, MTN: Medial Terminal Nucleus, NOT/DTN: Nucleus of the Optic Tract/Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus, OPN: Olivary Pretectal Nucleus, PPN: Pedunculopontine Nucleus, RCH: Retrochiasmatic Area, SC: Superior Colliculus, SCN: Suprachiasmatic Nucleus.