Table 2.
Abbreviations of brain nuclei and tracts.
| APTD | anterior pretectal nucleus, dorsal part | me5 | mesencephalic trigeminal tract |
| APTV | anterior pretectal nucleus, ventral part | MGD | medial geniculate nucleus, dorsal part |
| bic | brachium of the inferior colliculus | MGM | medical geniculate nucleus, medial part |
| BIC | nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculus | MGV | medial geniculate nucleus, ventral part |
| bsc | brachium of the superior colliculus | MiTg | microcellular tegmental nucleus |
| CIC | central nucleus of the inferior colliculus | MVe | medial vestibular nucleus |
| CnF | cuneiform nucleus | Op | optic nerve layer of the superior colliculus |
| csc | commissure of the superior colliculus | opt | optic tract |
| DCIC | dorsal cortex of the inferior colliculus | OT | nucleus of the optic tract |
| DLG | dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus | PAG | periaqueductal gray nucleus |
| DLPAG | dorsolateral periaqueductal gray nucleus | PBG | parabigeminal nucleus |
| DMPAG | dorsomedial periaqueductal gray nucleus | PL | paralemniscal nucleus |
| DMSp5 | dorsomedial spinal trigeminal nucleus | PLi | posterior limitans thalamic nucleus |
| DpG | deep gray layer of the superior colliculus | PnC | pontine reticular nucleus, caudal part |
| DpMe | deep mesencephalic nucleus | PnO | pontine reticular nucleus, oral part |
| DpWh | deep white layer of the superior colliculus | PPT | posterior pretectal nucleus |
| ECIC | external cortex of the inferior colliculus | Pr5DM | principal sensory trigeminal nucleus, dorsomedial part |
| Emi | epimicrocellular nucleus | Pr5VL | principal sensory trigeminal nucleus, ventrolateral part |
| Gi | gigantocellular reticular nucleus | PrC | precommissural nucleus |
| GiV | gigantocellular reticular nucleus, ventral part | pv | periventricular fiber system |
| InC | interstitial nucleus of Cajal | PVP | paraventricular thalamic nucleus, posterior part |
| InCo | intercollicular nucleus | s5 | sensory root of the trigeminal nerve |
| InG | intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculus | sp5 | spinal trigeminal tract |
| InWh | intermediate white layer of the superior colliculus | Sp5I | sensory trigeminal nucleus, interpolar part |
| LDTg | laterodorsal tegmental nucleus | SpVe | spinal vestibular nucleus |
| LDTgV | laterodorsal tegmental nucleus, ventral part | SuG | superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus |
| LHb | lateral habenular nucleus | VLGMC | ventral lateral geniculate nucleus, magnocellular part |
| ll | lateral lemniscus | VLPAG | ventrolateral periaqueductal gray nucleus |
| LPAG | lateral periaqueductal gray nucleus | ZI | zona incerta |
| Me5 | mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus | Zo | zonal layer of the super colliculus |