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Nucleus of the optic tract left


Abbreviation
OT
Color       
Superior regionsVisual system

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Pretectal nucleus of the optic tractNOTEng
Nucleus of the optic tractOTEng

SubregionsSide
Caudal part of the nucleus of the optic tractleft
Rostral portion of the nucleus of the optic tractleft
Rostromedial nucleus of the optic tractleft
Nucleus of the optic tract medial partleft
Nucleus of the optic tract lateral partleft
Nucleus of the optic tract layersleft
Central part of the nucleus of the optic tractleft
Border of the nucleus of the optic tractleft
Dorsal part of the nucleus of the optic tractleft
Dorsomedial extent of the nucleus of the optic tractleft
Nucleus of the optic tract GABAergic cellsleft
Superficial portion of the nucleus of the optic tractleft
Nucleus of the optic tract basalisleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiDT-0.5
Dorsomedial pontine nucleusipsiDMPn-0.5
Superior colliculusipsiSC2
Superior colliculus superficial layersipsiSCs-0.5
Superior colliculus intermediate and deep layersipsiSCidLa-0.5
Superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCd2
Cerebellar lobule 9ipsiCERL92
Cerebellar lobule 10ipsiCERL102
Medial area of ponsipsiMeP-0.5
Pontine grayipsiPG2
Reticulotegmental nucleusipsiRETn2
Reticulotegmental nucleus of the ponsipsiRtTg-0.5
Pontine nucleiipsiPn2
Pontine nucleus medial partipsiBPNm-0.5
Pontine nucleus ventral partipsiBPNv-0.5
Prepositus nucleusipsiPr0.5
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN1
Medial vestibular nucleusipsiMVe0
Raphe pallidus nucleusipsiRPa3
Inferior oliveipsiIO2
Inferior olive cap of Kooy of the medial nucleusipsiIOK-0.5
Olivary pretectal nucleusipsiOPT-0.5
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiPGi1
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh1
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamusipsiATN3
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complexipsiLGd1
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleusipsiLP2
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiLD3
Zona incertaipsiZI2
Nucleus of the optic tractipsiOT-0.5
Anterior pretectal nucleus caudal partipsiAPTca0
Rostrodorsal anterior pretectal nucleusipsiRDAPT-0.5
RetinaipsiRET1
Accessory optic systemipsiAOS-0.5
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMT3
Posterior cingulate cortexipsiPCC0
Visual regionsipsiVR0
Posterior commissureipsipc-2
Dorsal geniculate nucleusipsiDLG-0.5
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral partipsiDLGl-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG3
Spinocerebellar tractipsisc-0.5
Superior colliculuscontraSC1
Paraflocculus ventral partcontraPFlv-0.5
Cerebellar lobule 9contraCERL9-0.5
FlocculuscontraFl-0.5
Pontine graycontraPG-0.5
Reticulotegmental nucleuscontraRETn-0.5
Pontine nucleicontraPn0
Prepositus nucleuscontraPr3
Raphe pallidus nucleuscontraRPa2
Inferior olivecontraIO-0.5
Olivary pretectal nucleuscontraOPT-0.5
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraPGi-0.5
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleuscontraLP1
Nucleus of the optic tractcontraOT3
Posterior pretectal nucleus dorsal partcontraPPTD3
RetinacontraRET2
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraMT0
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral partcontraDLGl-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleuscontraVLG3
Vitreous humor of eyeipsiOrgVHEye1
Neck musclecontraMuscNeck-0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Parabigeminal nucleusipsiPBG-3
Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiDT3
Superior colliculusipsiSC-0.5
Superior colliculus superficial layersipsiSCs-0.5
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC0
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR0
Parabrachial pigmented nucleusipsiPBP0
Paranigral nucleusipsiPN0
Visual tegmental relay zoneipsiViTRZo3
Ventral part of the midbrainipsiMECV3
Surface of the mesencephalonipsiSMEC-0.5
Prepositus nucleusipsiPr0.5
Deep mesencephalic nucleusipsiDpMe-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM0.5
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA0.5
Nucleus of the optic tractipsiOT-0.5
Dorsomedial extent of the nucleus of the optic tractipsiOTdm-0.5
RetinaipsiRET3
Lower temporal crescent of the retinaipsiRETLtc-0.5
Retinal ganglion cellsipsiRETg-0.5
Retina ventral partipsiRETV-0.5
Ganglion cells of the temporoventral area of the retinaipsiRETtvg-0.5
Accessory optic systemipsiAOS3
Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiLTeN4
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMT3
Ventral part of the medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMTV4
Dorsal part of the medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMTD4
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract GABAergic cellsipsiMTGABA-0.5
Interstitial nucleus of the superior fasciculus posterior fibersipsiinSFp2
Posterior cingulate cortexipsiPCC3
Visual regionsipsiVR3
Area 17 area 18a border regionipsiVR1B2a3
Area 17 area 18a border region caudal partipsiVR1B2aC3
Area 17 area 18a border region rostral partipsiVR1B2aR3
Area 17 area 18b border region caudal partipsiVR1B2RC3
Area 17 area 18b border region rostral partipsiVR1B2RR3
Primary visual cortexipsiV12
Primary visual cortex caudal partipsiV1Cau3
Primary visual cortex rostral partipsiV1R3
Secondary visual cortexipsiV20.5
Secondary visual cortex medial areaipsiV2M0.5
Secondary visual cortex lateral areaipsiV2L0.5
Lateral extrastriate cortexipsiVISxL-0.5
Medial extrastriate cortexipsiVISM2
Intergeniculate leafipsiIGL-0.5
Intergeniculate leaf rostrocaudal partipsiIGLR3
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG2
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus ventrolateral partipsiVLGvL0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus dorsolateral partipsiVLGDL2
Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraDT3
Prepositus nucleuscontraPr0
Olivary pretectal nucleuscontraOPT-0.5
Nucleus of the optic tractcontraOT3
Pretectal regioncontraPRT-0.5
RetinacontraRET3
Retinal ganglion cellscontraRETg-0.5
Ganglion cells in the dorsal area of the retinacontraRETdg-0.5
Accessory optic systemcontraAOS-0.5
Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraLTeN3
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraMT-0.5
Area 17 area 18a border regioncontraVR1B2a3
Area 17 area 18a border region caudal partcontraVR1B2aC3
Area 17 area 18a border region rostral partcontraVR1B2aR3
Area 17 area 18b border region caudal partcontraVR1B2RC3
Area 17 area 18b border region rostral partcontraVR1B2RR3
Primary visual cortexcontraV12
Primary visual cortex caudal partcontraV1Cau3
Primary visual cortex rostral partcontraV1R3
Secondary visual cortex medial areacontraV2M0.5
Secondary visual cortex lateral areacontraV2L0.5
Posterior commissurecontrapc-0.5
Intergeniculate leafcontraIGL-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleuscontraVLG2

Key for weights

ValueWeight
-3 unknown
-2 fibers of passage
-1 not clear
-0.5 exists
0 not present
0.5 very light
1 light / sparse
1.5 light / moderate
2 moderate / dense
2.5 moderate / strong
3 strong
4 very strong





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