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Visual tegmental relay zone left


Abbreviation
ViTRZo
Color       
Superior regionsMesencephalon

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Visual tegmental relay zoneViTRZoEng

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Nucleus of DarkschewitschipsiDk2
Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiDT3
Superior colliculusipsiSC0
Superior colliculus rostral lateral partipsiSCRL3
Parabrachial pigmented nucleusipsiPBP0
Paranigral nucleusipsiPN0
Interstitial nucleus of CajalipsiInC2
FlocculusipsiFl0
Reticulotegmental nucleus of the ponsipsiRtTg0
Deep mesencephalic nucleus medial partipsiDpMeM2
Inferior oliveipsiIO3
Dorsal cap of rostral inferior oliveipsiIORdc-0.5
Supraoculomotor periaqueductal grayipsiSu3-0.5
Nucleus of the optic tractipsiOT3
Anterior pretectal nucleus lateral partipsiAPTL3
Lateral posterior nucleus of the pretectal areaipsiPRTLP3
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMT0
Caudate putamenipsiCPu0
Medial geniculate nucleusipsiMG3
Visual tegmental relay zonecontraViTRZo-0.5
Pontine graycontraPG2
Reticulotegmental nucleus of the ponscontraRtTg1
Pontine nuclei dorsolateral partcontraBPNdL-0.5
Superior vestibular nucleuscontraSuVe2
Lateral vestibular nucleuscontraLVe2
Inferior olivecontraIO1

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMT3
Visual tegmental relay zonecontraViTRZo-0.5
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraMT3
Ventral part of the medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraMTV-0.5
Dorsal part of the medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraMTD-0.5

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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