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Precommissural nucleus left


Abbreviation
PrC
Color       
Superior regionsCommissural systems

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Periaqueductal gray precommissural nucleusPRCEng
Precommissural nucleusPrCEng
Periaqueductal gray commissural nucleus Eng

SubregionsSide
Precommissural nucleus rostrocaudal levelleft
Precommissural nucleus rostral partleft
Precommissural nucleus posterior partleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Nucleus of DarkschewitschipsiDk0
Oculomotor nucleusipsi32
Dorsolateral periaqueductal grayipsiDLPAG1
Dorsomedial periaqueductal grayipsiDMPAG3
Lateral periaqueductal grayipsiLPAG3
Periaqueductal gray caudal partipsiPAGc-0.5
Periaqueductal gray caudal poleipsiPAGcp-2
Periaqueductal gray rostral partipsiPAGR3
Periaqueductal gray rostrolateral partipsiPAGRL3
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG1
Periventricular gray matteripsiPVG-2
TectumipsiTEC-2
Intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiInG0
Superior colliculus medial partipsimSC2
Tegmental areaipsiTGA-2
Ventrolateral tegmental areaipsiVLTg1
Medullary tegmentumipsiTGM-2
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW1
Barringtons nucleusipsiBar1
Reticular systemipsiRF-2
Magnocellular reticular nucleusipsiNRMC-2
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF-2
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN2
Ventrolateral pontine reticular formationipsivlPRF1
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi-2
Medullary reticular nucleusipsiMdD-0.5
Parvicellular reticular nucleusipsiPCRt-0.5
Medulla oblongataipsiMeOb0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol-0.5
Dorsal motor nucleus of vagusipsi100
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR-0.5
Rostral linear nucleus of the rapheipsiRLi1
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Central raphe nucleusipsiCRN1
Pontine raphe nucleusipsiPnR1
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg1
Raphe magnus nucleus dorsal partipsiDRMg1
Raphe pallidus nucleusipsiRPa1
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiPGi2
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO3
HypothalamusipsiHYPO-2
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC1
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR2
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH1
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM2
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region dorsal zoneipsiLHAjvd0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region ventral zoneipsiLHAjvv0
Lateral hypothalamic area [Lateral zone mammillary level]ipsiLHLZM-2
Medial division of the hypothalamusipsiMdH1
Area lateralis hypothalamicus posterior [Regio hypothalamus caudalis]ipsiDMrhc-2
Posterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiPH3
Posterior hypothalamic nucleus rostral poleipsiPHRop3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH0
Mediobasal hypothalamus anterior partipsiMeHypoAnt0.5
Mediobasal hypothalamus posterior partipsiMeHypoP0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus medial parvocellular partipsiMPPa-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus dorsal parvocellular divisionipsiPavPoD-2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvocellular division ventral partipsiPavPoV-2
Paraventricular nucleus medial partipsiPame-0.5
Anteroventral part of the preoptic periventricular nucleusipsiAVPePO1
Subparaventricular zone of the hypothalamusipsiSPa2
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh2
Supraoptic decussationipsisox-2
Premammillary nucleus dorsal partipsiPMD1
Supramammillar nucleusipsiSuM1
Supramammillary decussationipsisumx-2
Subincertal nucleusipsiSubI1
ThalamusipsiT-2
Dorsal thalamusipsiDOR-2
Anteroventral thalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiAVVL-2
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe-0.5
Reuniens thalamic nucleus caudomedial divisionipsiRecm2
Reunienes thalamic nucleus rostromedial divisionipsiRerm3
Reuniens thalamic nucleus rostrolateral divisionipsiRerl2
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleus rostrodorsomedial partipsiLDrdm-0.5
Ventral thalamusipsiVNT-2
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus magnocellular partipsiSPFm3
Zona incerta caudal partipsiZIC1
Pretectal regionipsiPRT-2
Medial forebrain bundleipsimfb-2
Midbrain periventricular fiber systemipsilftmpe-2
Subthalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiSThdm1
Posterior commissureipsipc-2
Lateral septal nucleusipsiLS-2
Midline dorsal to caudal half of third ventricleipsi3Vmidc-2
Dorsolateral periaqueductal graycontraDLPAG0
Lateral periaqueductal graycontraLPAG0
Periaqueductal gray rostral partcontraPAGR-0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal graycontraVLPAG1
Intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculuscontraInG0
Superior colliculus medial partcontramSC1
Tegmental areacontraTGA-2
Medullary tegmentumcontraTGM-2
Pontine reticular nucleuscontraPRN1
Ventrolateral pontine reticular formationcontravlPRF1
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraPGi-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areacontraLH1.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleuscontraPa-0.5
Supraoptic decussationcontrasox-2
Supramammillary decussationcontrasumx-2
Subincertal nucleuscontraSubI1.5
ThalamuscontraT-2
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleuscontraLD3
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleus rostrodorsomedial partcontraLDrdm-0.5
Zona incerta caudal partcontraZIC1.5
Subthalamic nucleus dorsomedial partcontraSThdm1.5
Posterior commissurecontrapc-2
Precommissural nucleuscontraPrC3
Midline dorsal to caudal half of third ventriclecontra3Vmidc-2
Stellate ganglionipsiAutoSteG1
Pterygopalatine ganglionipsiAutoPpG-0.5
Intercapsular brown adipose tissueipsiOrgBATi-10
Submandibular glandipsiOrgsSubg-10
Lumbar epaxial musclesipsiMuscLep-10
Posterior cricoarytenoid muscleipsiMuscPCA-0.5
Submandibular glandcontraOrgsSubg-10
Extrathoracic tracheaipsiOrgsTrasEx-10

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG3
Dorsolateral periaqueductal grayipsiDLPAG4
Dorsomedial periaqueductal grayipsiDMPAG3
Lateral periaqueductal grayipsiLPAG0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG2
Medial region of the superior colliculus intermediate layersipsiSCiM3
Medial region of the superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCdMe3
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA3
Ventral tegmental area rostral partipsiVTAR3
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg3
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW1
Barringtons nucleusipsiBar1
Nucleus incertus pars compactaipsiNIc1
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF3
Ventrolateral mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRFvL1
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN0
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partipsiPnO1
Ventrolateral pontine reticular formationipsivlPRF2
Cuneiforme nucleusipsiCnF3
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB1
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR0
Dorsal paragigantocellular nucleusipsiDPGi-0.5
Intermediate hypothalamic cell groupsipsiIHCG2.5
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO0.5
Undifferentiated part of the medial preoptic areaipsiMPAu1
Median preoptic areaipsiMnPA1
Anterodorsal preoptic nucleusipsiADP1
Medial preoptic nucleusipsiMPO1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy3
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC2
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR2
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior part [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHAapar2.5
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior part [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHApPAR2.5
Lateral hypothalamic area premammillary subfornical region [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHAsfp0
Lateral zoneipsiLHA1
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM3
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial regionipsiLHAjvm1
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region dorsal zoneipsiLHAjvd2
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region ventral zoneipsiLHAjvv0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area subfornical region anterior zoneipsiLHAsfa1
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx1
Anterior perifornical regionipsiPFxa1
Lateral hypothalamic area [Lateral zone mammillary level]ipsiLHLZM1
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA2
Anterior hypothalamic nucleus ventromedial partipsiAHAvm1
Anteroventral periventricular nucleus [Anterior hypothalamic area]ipsiAVPe1
Anterior hypothalamic nucleus rostral poleipsiAHnRp3
Anterior hypothalamic nucleus caudal two thirdsipsiAHnctt1
Anteroventral preoptic nucleusipsiAnV1
Dorsal hypothalamic areaipsiDA3
Parastriatal nucleusipsiPS1
Rostrocaudal extent of the posterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiPHrc3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus anterior partipsiVMHA3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiVMHDM3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiVMHVL3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa3
Subparaventricular zone of the hypothalamus perisuprachiasmatic regionipsiSBPVps-3
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiSCnDM1
Suprachiasmatic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiSCnVL1
Incerto hypothalamic areaipsiicHYPO3
Incerto hypothalamic area rostral partipsiicHYPOr3
Premammillary nucleus dorsal partipsiPMD3
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF1
Dorsal thalamusipsiDOR1
Anteroventral thalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiAVVL1
Zona incertaipsiZI2
Zona incerta dorsal partipsiZID1
Zona incerta rostral poleipsiRoPoZI3
EpithalamusipsiEPIT1
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb1
Amygdaloid complexipsiAC-0.5
Basolateral nucleus medial portionipsiBLmp1
Posterior basolateral nucleusipsiBLP1
Lateral nucleus medial partipsiLAM1
Posterior part of the lateral nucleusipsiLAP1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis anterior ventral area caudal halfipsiBSTAVch3
Central amygdaloid nucleus medial divisionipsiCeM1
Rostral pole of claustrumipsiRpCl3
HippocampusipsiHIPP0
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC4
Anterior cingulate cortex layer 5ipsiACCL5-0.5
Anterior cingulate cortex layer 6ipsiACCL61
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL4
Prelimbic cortex layer 5ipsiPrLL5-0.5
Prelimbic cortex layer 6ipsiPrLL61
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL3
Infralimbic cortex layer 5ipsiILL5-0.5
Infralimbic cortex layer 6ipsiILL61
NeocortexipsiNEOCX-0.5
Perirhinal cortexipsiA353
Perirhinal cortex layer 5ipsiA35L5-0.5
Ectorhinal cortexipsiA363
Ectorhinal cortex layer 5ipsiA36L5-0.5
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm3
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsiAGmL5-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS11
Ventral orbital cortexipsiVO3
Ventral orbital cortex layer 5ipsiVOL5-0.5
Intergeniculate leafipsiIGL2
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus lateral partipsiVLGl1
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus medial partipsiVLGM3
Septal regionipsiSER-0.5
Lateral septal nucleus dorsal partipsiLSD-2
Lateral septal nucleus intermediate partipsiLSI-2
Lateral septal nucleus rostral part ventrolateral zone dorsal regionipsiLSrvld-0.5
Lateral septal nucleus rostral part ventrolateral zone ventral regionipsiLSrvlv-0.5
Lateral septal nucleus ventral partipsiLSV-2
Anteroposterior extension of the lateral septal nucleusipsiLSap-2
Ventroposterior extension of the lateral septal nucleusipsiLSvp-2
Septofimbrial nucleusipsiSFi1
Thoracal segment 6ipsiT60
Thoracal segment 7ipsiT70
Thoracal segment 8ipsiT80
Thoracal segment 9ipsiT90
Lumbar segment 6ipsiL61
Periaqueductal graycontraPAG1
Dorsolateral periaqueductal graycontraDLPAG0.5
Dorsomedial periaqueductal graycontraDMPAG1
Lateral periaqueductal graycontraLPAG0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal graycontraVLPAG0.5
Periventricular gray mattercontraPVG3
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleuscontraLDTg1
Pontine reticular nucleuscontraPRN0
Ventrolateral pontine reticular formationcontravlPRF1
Cuneiforme nucleuscontraCnF1
Intermediate hypothalamic cell groupscontraIHCG-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleuscontraDMHy-0.5
Lateral zonecontraLHA-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical part rostrodorsal partcontraPFxRD1
Anterior hypothalamic areacontraAHA-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic nucleuscontraAHn1
Dorsal hypothalamic areacontraDA-0.5
Posterior hypothalamic nucleuscontraPH1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleuscontraVMH1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus anterior partcontraVMHA1.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partcontraVMHDM1.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partcontraVMHVL1.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleuscontraPa-0.5
Incerto hypothalamic areacontraicHYPO1
Perifornical nucleuscontraPeF-0.5
Zona incertacontraZI1
Parasubthalamic nucleuscontraPSTh-2
Prefrontal cortexcontraPFC1
Precommissural nucleuscontraPrC3
Lateral septal nucleuscontraLS1

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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