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. 2019 Feb 8;14:8. doi: 10.1186/s13024-019-0308-6

Table 1.

Abbreviation for brain structures

abbreviation brain structure abbreviation brain structure
2Cb 2nd Cerebellar lobule LSI lateral septal nucleus, intermediate part
AAD anterior amygdaloid area, dorsal part M1 primary motor cortex
AAV anterior amygdaloid area, ventral part M2 secondary motor cortex
ACo anterior cortical amygdaloid nucleus MDM mediodorsal thalamic nucleus, medial part
ADP anterodorsal preoptic nucleus MeA medial amygdaloid nucleus, anterior part
AHA anterior hypothalamic area, anterior part MePD medial amygdaloid nucleus, posterodorsal part
AHC anterior hypothalamic area, central part MePV medial amygdaloid nucleus, posteroventral part
AHiPM amygdalohippocampal area, posteromedial part MnPO median preoptic nucleus
AHiAL amygdalohippocampal area, anterolateral part MnR median raphe nucleus
AHP anterior hypothalamic area, posterior part MO medial orbital cortex
AI agranular insular cortex MPA medial preoptic area
AID agranular insular cortex, dorsal part MPO medial preoptic nucleus
AIP agranular insular cortex, posterior part MPtA medial parietal association cortex
AIV agranular insular cortex, ventral part MS medial septal nucleus
AO anterior olfactory MTu medial tuberal nucleus
AM anteromedial thalamic nucleus NAc accumbens nucleus
APir amygdalopiriform transition area PAG periaqueductal gray
Arc arcuate hypothalamic nucleus PH posterior hypothalamic area
Au1 primary auditory cortex Pir piriform cortex
AuD secondary auditory cortex, dorsal area PLCo posterolateral cortical amygdaloid nucleus(C2)
AuV secondary auditory cortex, ventral area PMCo posteromedial cortical amygdaloid nucleus(C3)
AVPe anteroventral periventricular nucleus PMD premammillary nucleus, dorsal part
Bar Barrington’s nucleus PMV premammillary nucleus, ventral part
BLA basolateral amygdaloid nucleus anterior part PnO pontine reticular nucleus, oral part
BLP basolateral amygdaloid nucleus posterior part PPTg pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus
BLV basolateral amygdaloid nucleus, ventral part PRh perirhinal cortex
BMA basomedial amygdaloid nucleus anterior part PrL prelimbic cortex
BMP basomedial amygdaloid nucleus, posterior part PS parastrial nucleus
BNST bed nucleus of the stria terminalis PT Paratenial thalamic nucleus
CA1 field CA1 of hippocampus PtA parietal association cortex
CeC central amygdaloid nucleus, capsular part PV paraventricular thalamic nucleus
CeM central amygdaloid nucleus, medial division PVA paraventricular thalamic nucleus, anterior part
Cg1 cingulate cortex, area 1 PVN paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus
Cg2 cingulate cortex, area 2 RC raphe cap
CM central medial thalamic nucleus RPC red nucleus, parvicellular part
CPu striatum RRF retrorubral field
CxA cortex-amygdala transition zone RSA retrosplenial agranular cortex
dLGN dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus RSG retrosplenial granular cortex
DEn dorsal endopiriform nucleus Re reuniens thalamic nucleus
DI dysgranular insular cortex Rt reticular thalamic nucleus
DM dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus S1 primary somatosensory cortex
DP dorsal peduncular cortex S2 secondary somatosensory cortex
SCh suprachiasmatic nucleus
DpMe deep mesencephalic nucleus SFO subfornical organ
DR dorsal raphe nucleus SHi septohippocampal nucleus
ECIC external cortex of the inferior colliculus SI substantia innominata
Ect ectorhinal cortex SNC substantia nigra, compact part
GI glomerular layer of the olfactory bulb SON supraoptic nucleus
Gi gigantocellular reticular nucleus Su3 supraoculomotor periaquductal gray
HDB nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal band Su3C Supraoculomotor cap
IL infralimbic cortex SubCD subcoeruleus nucleus, dorsal part
IMD intermediodorsal thalamic nucleus SubCV subcoeruleus nucleus, ventral part
IPACL interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure, lateral part SubI subincertal nucleus
IPACM interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure, medial part TC tuber cinereum area
LA lateroanterior hypothalamic nucleus TeA temporal association cortex
LC locus coeruleus VDB nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal band
LDTg laterodorsal tegmental nucleus VLPO ventrolateral preoptic nucleus
LEnt lateral entorhinal cortex VMH ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus
LGP lateral globus pallidus VMPO ventromedial preoptic nucleus
LHA lateral hypothalamic area VO ventral orbital cortex
LO lateral orbital cortex VOLT vascular organ of the lamina terminalis
LPAG lateral periaqueductal gray VP ventral pallidum
LPBC lateral parabrachial nucleus, central part VPM ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus
LPO lateral preoptic area VTA ventral tegmental area
LPtA lateral parietal association cortex Xi xiphoid thalamic nucleus
LSD lateral septal nucleus, dorsal part ZI zona incerta