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. 2022 Oct 21;16:994504. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.994504

TABLE 1.

List of abbreviations.

Type Abbreviation Full name
Brain area ACC Anterior cingulate cortex
Brain area BNST Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
Brain area LS Lateral septum
Brain area MPOA Medial preoptic area
Brain area NAcc Nucleus accumbens
Brain area OFC Orbitofrontal cortex
Brain area PAG Periaqueductal central gray
Brain area PCC Posterior cingulate cortex
Brain area PFC Prefrontal cortex
Brain area PVN Paraventricular nucleus
Brain area PCL Paracentral lobule
Brain area SON Supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus
Brain area STS Superior temporal sulcus
Brain area VP Ventral pallidum
Brain area VTA Ventral tegmental area
Brain area SN Substantia nigra
Methods BOLD Blood-oxygenation-level dependent
Methods fMRI Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Methods PET Positron emission tomography
Neurotransmitter AVP Vasopressin
Neurotransmitter DA Dopamine
Neurotransmitter OT Oxytocin
Molecule CRF Corticotropin-releasing factor
Receptor CRFR Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor
Receptor D1R Dopamine D1 receptor
Receptor OXTR Oxytocin receptors
Receptor V1aR AVP receptors
other NHP Non-human primates