| Acb | nucleus accumbens |
| shAcb | n. accumbens—shell region |
| cAcb | n. accumbens—core region |
| AH | anterior hypothalamus |
| Au1 | primary auditory cortex |
| Au2 | secondary auditory cortex |
| BA | anterior basal amygdala |
| BNST | bed nucleus of the stria terminalis |
| BP | posterior basal amygdala |
| CeA | central amygdala |
| Cg1 | cingular cortex |
| CoA | cortical amygdala |
| CoM | corpus mammillare |
| CPu | caudate putamen |
| Ect | ectorhinal cortex |
| Ent | entorhinal cortex |
| GP | globus pallidus |
| Hip | hippocampus |
| IC | inferior colliculus |
| IL | infralimbic cortex |
| aIn | anterior insular cortex |
| pIn | posterior insular cortex |
| IP | interpeduncular nucleus |
| LA | lateral amygdala |
| LG | lateral geniculatum |
| LH | lateral hypothalamus |
| LS | lateral septum |
| M1 | primary motor cortex |
| M2 | secondary motor cortex |
| MeA | medial amygdala |
| MG | medial geniculatum |
| MH | medial hypothalamus |
| MO | medial orbitofrontal cortex |
| MS | medial septum |
| MTL | medial temporal lobe |
| ON | olfactory nucleus |
| OT | olfactory tubercle |
| PAG | periaqueductal grey |
| Pir | piriform cortex |
| Pn | pontine nucleus |
| PRh | perirhinal cortex |
| PrL | prelimbic cortex |
| PTA | area pretectalis |
| PtA | parietal association cortex |
| RNc | raphe nuclei |
| RSA | agranular retrosplenial cortex |
| RSG | granular retrosplenial cortex |
| S1BF | primary somatosensory cortex—barrel cortex |
| S1FL | primary somatosensory cortex—forelimbs |
| S1HL | primary somatosensory cortex—hindlimbs |
| S1J | primary somatosensory cortex—jaw region |
| S1ULp | primary somatosensory cortex—upper lip |
| S2 | secondary somatosensory cortex |
| SC | superior colliculus |
| SF | septofimbrial nucleus |
| SG | subgeniculatum |
| SN | substantia nigra |
| Sub | subiculum |
| TeA | temporal association cortex |
| Tg | tegmentum |
| Th | thalamus |
| TS | triangular septum |
| TT | taenia tecta |
| V1B | primary visual cortex—binocular area |
| V1M | primary visual cortex—monocular area |
| V2L | secondary visual cortex—lateral |
| V2M | secondary visual cortex—medial |
| VG | ventral geniculatum |
| VO/LO | ventral/lateral orbitofrontal cortex |
| VP | ventral pallidum |
| VTA | ventral tegmental area |