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Dorsomedial periaqueductal gray left


Abbreviation
DMPAG
Color       
Superior regionsPeriaqueductal gray

SynonymsAbbr.Language
 PAGdm 
Dorsomedial periaqueductal gray area Eng
Dorsomedial periaqueductal grayDMPAGEng
Dorsomedial periaqueductal grey Eng
Medial tectum dorsal to central gray Eng
Dorsomedial column of the periaquaeductal gray matter Eng

SubregionsSide
Caudal dorsomedial periaqueductal grayleft
Middel dorsomedial periaqueductal grayleft
Rostral dorsomedial periaqueductal grayleft
Dorsomedial periaqueductal gray ventrolateral partleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Medial paralemniscal nucleusipsiMPL3
Nucleus of DarkschewitschipsiDk2
Oculomotor nucleusipsi30
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG3
Dorsomedial periaqueductal grayipsiDMPAG3
Periaqueductal gray rostrolateral partipsiPAGRL-0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG3
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA2
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW3
Barringtons nucleusipsiBar1
Locus coeruleusipsiLC1
Pericoerulear regionipsiPCR4
Rostromedial pericoerulear regionipsiRMPCR0.5
Ventral midline part of the pontine grayipsiVMiPG3
Reticular systemipsiRF-0.5
Deep mesencephalic nucleus dorsal partipsiDpMeD3
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB-0.5
Koelliker Fuse nucleusipsiKF0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus caudal partipsiLPBcp1
Lateral parabrachial nucleus dorsal partipsiLPBD2
Lateral parabrachial nucleus external part inner portionipsiLPBEip1
Lateral parabrachial nucleus external part outer portionipsiLPBEop1
Lateral parabrachial nucleus extreme partipsiLPBEexp0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus internal partipsiLPBI0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus rostral partipsiLPBr2
Lateral parabrachial nucleus superior partipsiLPBS2.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus ventral partipsiLPBV0
Parabrachial nucleus lateral crescentipsiPBlc1
Parabrachial nucleus medialipsiPBnMe0
Medial parabrachial nucleus external partipsiMPBE0
Parabrachial nucleus medial crescentipsiPBmc1
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi-0.5
Medullary reticular nucleus dorsal partipsiMdDd1
Parvicellular reticular nucleusipsiPCRt2.5
Ambiguus nucleusipsiAmb3
Facial nucleusipsi71
Mesencephalic trigeminal nucleusipsiMe50.5
Mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus medial partipsiperiMe50.5
Vestibular nucleiipsiVnc-0.5
Medial vestibular nucleusipsiMVe1
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1
Midline apneic siteipsiMAS2
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg3
Raphe pallidus nucleusipsiRPa-0.5
Caudal ventrolateral medullaipsiCVLM1
Rostral ventrolateral medullaipsiRVLM3
Caudal midline medulla oblongataipsiCMeObm1
Inferior oliveipsiIO1
Inferior olive dorsal nucleusipsiIOD1
Inferior olive principal nucleusipsiIOPr1
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiPGi3
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleus juxtafacial partipsiLPGiJ-0.5
Juxtafacial paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiJPGi3
Retroambiguus nucleusipsiRAmb1
Retrotrapezoid nucleusipsiRTN2
Rostral ventral medulla oblongataipsiRVMeO2
Ventral midline part of the medullaipsiVmiMeO3
Rostral part of the ventromedial medulla oblongataipsiRMeObvm3
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA2.5
Medial preoptic area central partipsiMPAce2
Medial preoptic area lateral partipsiMPAL2
Medial preoptic nucleusipsiMPO2.5
Medial preoptic nucleus medial partipsiMPOM2
Median preoptic nucleusipsiMnPO2.5
Medial division of the hypothalamusipsiMdH0.5
Mediobasal hypothalamus anterior partipsiMeHypoAnt0.5
Mediobasal hypothalamus posterior partipsiMeHypoP0.5
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh2
Centrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiCL2
Centrolateral thalamic nucleus dorsal partipsiCLD1.5
Rhomboid thalamic nucleusipsiRh1
Intermediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiIMD1.5
Submedius thalamic nucleusipsiSub0.5
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus anterior partipsiPVA2
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus middle divisionipsiPVMiD2
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus posterior partipsiPVP2
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiSPFc1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus medial partipsiSPFme1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiSPFr2
Precommissural nucleusipsiPrC3
Cervical segment 7ipsiCS7-1
Intermediolateral cell column T2ipsiIMLT2-0.5
Intermediolateral cell column T3ipsiIMLT3-0.5
Intermediolateral cell column T7ipsiIMLT7-0.5
Intermediolateral cell column T8ipsiIMLT8-0.5
Intermediolateral cell column T9ipsiIMLT9-0.5
Intermediolateral cell column T11ipsiIMLT11-0.5
Intermediolateral cell column T12ipsiIMLT12-0.5
Intermediolateral cell column T13ipsiIMLT13-0.5
Intermediolateral cell column L1ipsiIMLL1-0.5
Periaqueductal graycontraPAG2
Dorsomedial periaqueductal graycontraDMPAG2
Koelliker Fuse nucleuscontraKF0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus caudal partcontraLPBcp0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus dorsal partcontraLPBD0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus external part inner portioncontraLPBEip0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus external part outer portioncontraLPBEop0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus extreme partcontraLPBEexp0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus internal partcontraLPBI0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus rostral partcontraLPBr0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus superior partcontraLPBS1
Lateral parabrachial nucleus ventral partcontraLPBV0
Parabrachial nucleus lateral crescentcontraPBlc0.5
Parabrachial nucleus medialcontraPBnMe0.5
Medial parabrachial nucleus external partcontraMPBE0
Parabrachial nucleus medial crescentcontraPBmc0.5
Medullary reticular nucleus dorsal partcontraMdDd2
Midline apneic sitecontraMAS2
Raphe magnus nucleuscontraRMg-0.5
Raphe pallidus nucleuscontraRPa-0.5
Rostral ventrolateral medullacontraRVLM3
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraPGi-0.5
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleuscontraLPGi1.5
Retroambiguus nucleuscontraRAmb0.5
Medial preoptic area central partcontraMPAce2
Medial preoptic area lateral partcontraMPAL2
Medial preoptic nucleus medial partcontraMPOM2
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus caudal partcontraSPFc0.5
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus medial partcontraSPFme0.5
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus rostral partcontraSPFr0.5
Precommissural nucleuscontraPrC1
Cervical segment 7contraCS7-1
Stellate ganglionipsiAutoSteG1
Intercapsular brown adipose tissueipsiOrgBATi-10
KidneyipsiOrgsKid-0.5
KidneycontraOrgsKid-0.5
Pancreas sideipsiOrgsPancs0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Dorsolateral periaqueductal grayipsiDLPAG1.5
Dorsomedial periaqueductal grayipsiDMPAG3
Lateral periaqueductal grayipsiLPAG1.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG0.5
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW1
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol1
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1
Dorsal raphe nucleus rostral partipsiDRr1
Superior paraolivary nucleusipsiSPO-0.5
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleusipsiLPGi1
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA3
Medial preoptic area central partipsiMPAce3
Medial preoptic area lateral partipsiMPAL3
Medial preoptic area medial partipsiMPAm3
Medial preoptic nucleusipsiMPO3
Median preoptic nucleusipsiMnPO3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy1
Perifornical hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiPFxPAR0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area dorsal partipsiLHd0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area ventral partipsiLHAvp0
Medial division of the hypothalamusipsiMdH-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic areaipsiDMHyA3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM2
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH3
Periventricular zoneipsiPVZ2
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc-0.5
Medial mammillary nucleus medial partipsiMM-0.5
Premammillary nucleus dorsal partipsiPMD-0.5
Premammillary nucleus ventral partipsiPMV-0.5
Medial part of the caudal perifornical areaipsiPeFCM1
Lateral part of the caudal perifornical areaipsiPeFCL0.5
Parafascicular thalamic nucleus lateral partipsiPFL1
Zona incerta lateral partipsiZIL-2
Rostral portion of the zona incerta medial partipsiZImR2
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiBL1
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe2
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe1
Ventral anterior cingulate cortexipsiVACC1.5
Prelimbic cortex caudal partipsiPrLc3
Prelimbic cortex rostral partipsiPrLr1.5
Perirhinal cortex caudal partipsiPRhc1.5
Dorsolateral orbital cortexipsiDLO0
Precommissural nucleusipsiPrC3
AqueductipsiAq-0.5
Dorsolateral periaqueductal graycontraDLPAG1.5
Dorsomedial periaqueductal graycontraDMPAG2
Lateral periaqueductal graycontraLPAG0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal graycontraVLPAG0.5
Superior paraolivary nucleuscontraSPO1
Medial preoptic areacontraMPA1
Medial preoptic nucleuscontraMPO1
Median preoptic nucleuscontraMnPO1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleuscontraDMHy1
Perifornical hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]contraPFxPAR-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area dorsal partcontraLHd-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area ventral partcontraLHAvp0
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]contraDM-0.5
Periventricular zonecontraPVZ-0.5
Medial part of the caudal perifornical areacontraPeFCM-0.5
Lateral part of the caudal perifornical areacontraPeFCL-0.5
Parafascicular thalamic nucleus lateral partcontraPFL1
Central amygdaloid nucleuscontraCe0.5
Ventral anterior cingulate cortexcontraVACC0.5
Prelimbic cortex caudal partcontraPrLc1.5
Prelimbic cortex rostral partcontraPrLr1.5
Perirhinal cortex caudal partcontraPRhc0.5
Dorsolateral orbital cortexcontraDLO0
Spinal cord layer 1 T10contraSCL1T100.5
Spinal cord layer 2 T10contraSCL2T100.5
Spinal cord layer 1 T11contraSCL1T110.5
Spinal cord layer 2 T11contraSCL2T110.5
Spinal cord layer 1 T12contraSCL1T120.5
Spinal cord layer 2 T12contraSCL2T120.5
Spinal cord layer 1 L3contraSCL1L30.5
Spinal cord layer 2 L3contraSCL2L30.5
Spinal cord layer 1 L4contraSCL1L40.5
Spinal cord layer 2 L4contraSCL2L40.5
Spinal cord layer 1 L5contraSCL1L50.5
Spinal cord layer 2 L5contraSCL2L50.5

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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