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Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars compacta right


Abbreviation
PPNC
Color       
Superior regionsPedunculopontine tegmental nucleus

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Pedunculo pontinus subnucleus compactus  
Pedunculopontine subnucleus compactus  
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus lateral part Eng
Pars compacta of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus Eng
Nucleus reticularis pedunculopontinus pars compactusRPpcEng
Pedunculo-pontinus subnucleus compactus Eng
Nucleus pedunculo-pontinus subnucleus compactusPePoCEng
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars compactaPPNCEng
Nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontinus pars compactaTPC 
Nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontis pars compacta Eng

SubregionsSide
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars compacta dorsal partright

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculuscontraInG2
Substantia nigra A9contraSN1
Substantia nigra compact partcontraSNC1
Parabrachial nucleus medialcontraPBnMe-0.5
Parabrachial nucleus ventral partcontraPBV-0.5
Hypoglossal nucleus motor neuroncontra12Sprinmn-0.5
Posterior region [Lateral division of the hypothalamus]contraPReg0
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamuscontraATN1
Anterodorsal thalamic nucleuscontraAD0.5
Intralaminar nuclei of the dorsal thalamuscontraILM1
Centrolateral thalamic nucleuscontraCL1
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupcontraPo1
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleuscontraMD0.5
Midline group of the dorsal thalamuscontraMTN0.5
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleuscontraVL0.5
Ventrobasal complexcontraVB1
Ventromedial thalamic nucleuscontraVM1
Intralaminar nucleicontraILN0.5
Parafascicular centre-median complexcontraPFCM1
Posterior groupcontraPTG-0.5
Ventromedial crossingcontravmc-2
Globus palliduscontraGP-0.5
Medial globus palliduscontraMGP1
StriatumcontraSTR1
Subthalamic nucleuscontraSTh1
Nucleus of the posterior commissurecontraPCom-0.5
Thoracal segment 6contraT60
Superior colliculus intermediate layersipsiSCi-1
Intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiInG3
Superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCd-1
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN2
Substantia nigra compact part dorsal tieripsiSNCD-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA1
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg2
Probst's tract medullaipsiprbm-2
Ventromedial branch of Probst's bundleipsivmbprb-2
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF1
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB-0.5
Parabrachial nucleus medialipsiPBnMe-0.5
Parabrachial nucleus ventral partipsiPBV-0.5
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi2
Hypoglossal nucleus motor neuronipsi12Sprinmn-0.5
Medial septal nucleusipsiMS0.5
Basal nucleus MeynertipsiB-1
Posterior region [Lateral division of the hypothalamus]ipsiPReg1
Anterior lateral areaipsiALA-1
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH2.5
Tuberal division of the lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLHTC2
Tuberal nucleusipsiTU-1
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA-1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH3
Nucleus paraventricularis [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaPAR0.5
Supraoptic decussationipsisox1
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF2
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamusipsiATN1.5
Anterodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiAD3
Anteroventral thalamic nucleusipsiAV-1
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complexipsiLGd-1
Intralaminar nuclei of the dorsal thalamusipsiILM1.5
Centre median nucleusipsiCeMe2
Centrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiCL2
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo2
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD2
Midline group of the dorsal thalamusipsiMTN2
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVL3
Ventrobasal complexipsiVB2
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVPL3
Ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVPM3
Ventromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVM2
Intralaminar nucleiipsiILN3
Parafascicular centre-median complexipsiPFCM2
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleusipsiLP-1
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiLD-1
Posterior groupipsiPTG-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt1
Zona incertaipsiZI2
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT-1
Medial reticulospinal pathwayipsimrsp-2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST1
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe1
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe1
Basal gangliaipsiBG3
Globus pallidusipsiGP2
Medial globus pallidusipsiMGP2
Ventral pallidumipsiVP-1
StriatumipsiSTR2
Accumbens nucleusipsiAc1
Caudate putamenipsiCPu2
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh2
Cingulate cortexipsiCg3
Frontal cortex area 2ipsiFr23
Prefrontal cortexipsiPFC3
Motoric regionsipsiM2
Sensory regionsipsiSR1
Visual regionsipsiVR3
Nucleus of the posterior commissureipsiPCom-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG-1
Medial geniculate nucleusipsiMG-1
Dorsal intermediate septal regionipsiDISR2
Lateral septal nucleus dorsal partipsiLSD2
Lateral septal nucleus intermediate partipsiLSI2
Spinal cord layers C1ipsiSCLC11
Spinal cord layers C2ipsiSCLC21
Spinal cord layers C3ipsiSCLC31
Spinal cord layers C4ipsiSCLC41
Spinal cord layers C5ipsiSCLC52
Spinal cord layers C6ipsiSCLC62
Spinal cord layers C7ipsiSCLC71
Spinal cord layers C8ipsiSCLC81
Thoracal segment 6ipsiT63

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Anterior cingulate cortexcontraACC3
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexcontraAGm1
Mid caudal mesencephalonipsimicMEC-2
Dorsal periaqueductal grayipsiDPAG-2
Substantia nigra compact part lateral tieripsiSNCL1
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR2
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus midcaudal levelipsiPPTgmC2
Superior cerebellar peduncle lateral partipsisucepL-2
Lateral edge of the brainstemipsiLaMYCe-2
Nucleus of the ansa lenticularisipsiAL3
DiencephalonipsiDEC3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy2
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH2
Centrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiCL1
Rhomboid thalamic nucleusipsiRh1
Centrolateral intralaminar nucleusipsiCLILN2
Zona incertaipsiZI3
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb3
Lateral habenular nucleus central partipsiLHbc0
Medial habenular nucleusipsiMHb3
Ventral part of the medial lemniscusipsiveml-2
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe3
Globus pallidusipsiGP2
Medial globus pallidusipsiMGP0
Medial globus pallidus caudal partipsiMGPc2
Medial globus pallidus caudal one-thirdipsiMGPcot3
Medial globus pallidus rostral partipsiMGPr0
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh2
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC3
Motoric regionsipsiM2
Forelimb motor cortexipsiFMCx2
Hindlimb motor cortexipsiHMCx3
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm3
Visual regionsipsiVR-2

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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