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. 2022 Jun 6;35(4):375–397. doi: 10.1007/s10548-022-00897-x

Table 2.

Cytoarchitectonic brain areas referred to in the connectivity networks

Abbreviations Brain areas Relationship with brodmann areas Atlases (ICNs) References
HC Cornu ammonis (CA1-3), dentate gyrus (DG) including Fascia dentate (FD) and CA4, Subicular complex (SC), and hippocampal-amygdaloid transition area (HATA) in the hippocampus n.d JuBrain Amunts et al. (2005); Palomero-Gallagher et al. (2020); areas in HC are part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997), MPN (Syan et al. 2017), and SRN (Lucassen et al. 2014)
AM Centro-medial (CM), superficial (SF), inferior (IF) and medial fiber bundles (MF), laterobasal (LB) and ventro-medial nuclei (VTM) of the amygdala, and amygdalostriatal transition area (Astr) n.d JuBrain Amunts et al. (2005); AM nuclei are part of MPN and SRN (Lucassen et al. 2014; Syan et al. 2017)
NA Nucleus accumbens n.d Neuromorphometrics, Inc http://neuromorphometrics.com; NA is part of SRN (Lucassen et al. 2014)
AIns Anterior Insula 13 Neuromorphometrics, Inc http://neuromorphometrics.com; BA13 is part of SN (Syan et al. 2017)
BF Nucleus Ch1(medial septal nucleus), Ch2, Ch3, and Ch4 (basal nucleus of Meynert) in the basal forebrain n.d JuBrain Zaborszky et al. (2008); Nucleus in BF are part of SRN (Lucassen et al. 2014)
EnC Entorhinal cortex 28 JuBrain Amunts et al. (2005); EnC is part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997), MPN (Syan et al. 2017), and SRN (Lucassen et al. 2014)
EcC Ectorhinal cortex (Parahippocampal cortex) 36 Neuromorphometrics, Inc http://neuromorphometrics.com; EcC is part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997), and MPN (Syan et al. 2017)
SPC Areas 5L, 5M, 5Ci, 7PC, 7A, 7P, 7M in the superior parietal cortex 5, 7 JuBrain Scheperjans et al. (2008); BA5 and BA7 are part of DMN (Syan et al. 2017)
FEF Frontal eye field Part of 8 at the junction of the superior frontal and precentral sulci MRIcro http://www.mricro.com. BA8 is part of FPN (Hutchison et al. 2012)
DLPC Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 9, 46 MRIcro http://www.mricro.com; BA9 is part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997); BA9 and BA46 are part of FPN (Syan et al. 2017)
FP Areas Fp1 and Fp2 in the frontal pole 10 JuBrain Bludau et al. (2014); Fp1 and Fp2 are part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997; Syan et al. 2017)
OFC Areas Fo1, Fo2, and Fo3 in the orbito-frontal cortex 11 JuBrain Henssen et al. (2016); Fo1, Fo2, and Fo3 are part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997; Syan et al. 2017) and SRN (Lucassen et al. 2014)
sACC Subgenual anterior cingulate cortex Subgenual parts of 24 and 32 plus 25 and 33 JuBrain Palomero-Gallagher et al. (2009); s24 and s32 are part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997); s24, the infralimbic (Area 25), and prelimbic (Area s32) cortices are part of SRN (Lucassen et al. 2014); ACC is part of SN (Syan et al. 2017)
pACC Pregenual anterior cingulate cortex Pregenual parts of 24 and 32 JuBrain Palomero-Gallagher et al. (2009); p24 and p32 are part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997); ACC is part of SN (Syan et al. 2017)
TP Temporal pole 38 Neuromorphometrics, Inc http://neuromorphometrics.com; TP is part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997), and MPN (Syan et al. 2017)
ITG Inferior temporal gyrus 20 Neuromorphometrics, Inc http://neuromorphometrics.com; ITG is part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997; Syan et al. 2017)
MTG Middle temporal gyrus 21 Neuromorphometrics, Inc http://neuromorphometrics.com; MTG is part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997)
vPCC Ventral posterior cingulate 23 MRIcro http://www.mricro.com; vPCC is part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997; Syan et al. 2017)
PCu Dorsal posterior cingulate (Precuneus) 31 MRIcro http://www.mricro.com; PCu is part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997; Syan et al. 2017)
AG Areas PGa and PGp in the angular gyrus 39 JuBrain Caspers et al. (2008); PGa and PGp are part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997; Syan et al. 2017), and FPN (Syan et al. 2017)
SG Areas PF, PFm, PFcm, PFop, and PFt in the supramarginal gyrus 40 JuBrain Caspers et al., (2008); Areas PFm and PFt are part of DMN (Shulman et al. 1997); BA40 is part of FPN (Syan et al. 2017)
BR Broca’s region 44, 45 JuBrain Amunts et al. (1999). BA44 and BA45 are part of FPN (Syan et al. 2017)
OrIFG Orbital part of the inferior frontal gyrus 47 Neuromorphometrics, Inc http://neuromorphometrics.com; BA47 is part of FPN (Syan et al. 2017)

n.d. denotes not determined