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. 2022 Aug 12;228(5):1069–1093. doi: 10.1007/s00429-022-02548-0

Table 4.

Areas in the cerebral cortex of the rat according to Zilles (1985) and their corresponding types

Abbreviation Cortical area Cortical type
AID Agranular insular cortex, dorsal part Ag
AIP Agranular insular cortex, posterior part Ag
AIV Agranular insular cortex, ventral part Dys
Cg1 Cingulate cortex, area 1 Ag
Cg2 Cingulate cortex, area 2 Ag
Cg3 Cingulate cortex, area 3 Ag
DPC Dorsal peduncular cortex Ag
FL Forelimb area Eu
Fr1 Frontal cortex, area 1 (primary motor cortex) Dys
Fr2 Frontal cortex, area 2 Dys
Fr3 Frontal cortex, area 3 Dys
Gu Gustatory cortex Dys
HL Hindlimb area Eu
IL Infralimbic area of the medial frontal cortex Ag
LO Lateral orbital area Ag
MO Medial orbital area Ag
Oc1B Occipital cortex, area 1 binocular part (primary visual cortex) Eu
Oc1M Occipital cortex, area 1 monocular part (primary visual cortex) Dys
Oc2ML Occipital cortex, area 2 mediolateral part Dys
Oc2MM Occipital cortex, area 2 mediomedial part Dys
Oc2L Occipital cortex, area 2 lateral part Eu
Par1 Parietal cortex, area 1 (primary somatosensory cortex) Eu
Par2 Parietal cortex, area 2 (supplementary somatosensory cortex) Dys
PRh Perirhinal cortex Ag
RSA Agranular retrosplenial cortex Ag
RSG Granular retrosplenial cortex Ag
Te1 Temporal cortex, area 1 (primary auditory cortex) Dys
Te2 Temporal cortex, area 2 Ag
Te3 Temporal cortex, area 3 Ag
VLO Ventrolateral orbital area Ag
VO Ventral orbital area Ag