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Gracile left


Abbreviation
Gra
Color       
Superior regionsDorsal column nuclei

SynonymsAbbr.Language
GracileGraEng
Gracile nucleus  

SubregionsSide
Gracile caudal partleft
Gracile caudomedial partleft
Gracile intermediate partleft
Gracile nucleus dorsal partleft
Gracile nucleus lateral partleft
Gracile nucleus lemniscal neuronsleft
Gracile nucleus median partleft
Gracile nucleus principal partleft
Gracile ventral partleft
Rostral part of gracile nucleusleft
Rostrocaudal extend of the gracile nucleusleft
Spinal extension of the nucleus gracilisleft
Ventromedial part of the nucleus gracilisleft
Medial part of the gracile nucleusleft
Gracile dorsolateral partleft
Gracile central partleft
Ventrolateral gracileleft
Gracile medial partleft
Dorsomedial portion of the nucleus gracilesleft
Gracile nucleus intermedial partleft
Gracile layersleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Nuclei of the lateral lemniscusipsiNLL1
Prerubral fieldipsiPR-2
Inferior colliculusipsiICOL1
Central tegmental field dorsal partipsiTGACd0
Peripeduncular nucleusipsiPP1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg0
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg0
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg0.5
CerebellumipsiCERE1
Cerebellar lobule 9ipsiCERL91
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF1
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleusipsiLPB1
Ambiguus nucleusipsiAmb0.5
Area postremaipsiAP0
Cochlear nucleusipsiCON-0.5
Dorsal cochlear nucleusipsiDC-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol0
Nucleus of the solitary tract caudal partipsiSolca-2
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partipsiSolC-1
Nucleus of the solitary tract intermediate partipsiSolIM-2
Dorsal motor nucleus of vagusipsi10-0.5
Raphe pallidus nucleusipsiRPa4
Inferior oliveipsiIO0.5
Juxtafacial paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiJPGi2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy0
Rostro-dorso kateral hypothalamic areaipsiRDLH0
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH0
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc0
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa0
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvocellular divisionipsiPavPo-0.5
Medial hypothalamic groupipsiMHYPOg2
ThalamusipsiT3
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamusipsiATN1.5
Centrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiCL1.5
Paracentral thalamic nucleusipsiPC1
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF1.5
Lateral group of the dorsal thalamusipsiLAT2.5
Lateral anterior nucleus of the dorsal thalamusipsiLAAT1.5
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo3
Suprageniculate thalamic nucleusipsiSG1
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD1.5
Ventro anterior thalamic nucleusipsiVA1.5
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVL2
Ventral posterior thalamic complexipsiVPT3
Ventrobasal complexipsiVB3
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVPL3
Lateral part of ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVPLL2
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus medial partipsiVPLM2
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiVPLro1
Ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVPM3
Medial part of ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVPMm1
Ventrobasal complex lateral part dorsal partipsiVBLD2
Ventrobasal complex lateral part rostral partipsiVBLR2
Intralaminar nucleiipsiILN3
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleusipsiLP1.5
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiLD1.5
Lateral outer margin of the ventroposterior lateral thalamic nucleusipsiVPLTNGLo3
Medial thalamic zoneipsiMTZ0
Posterior groupipsiPTG3
Posteromedial thalamic nucleusipsiPMTN1.5
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt1
Zona incertaipsiZI2
Zona incerta dorsal partipsiZID1
Pretectal regionipsiPRT1.5
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT1
Pretectal region rostral partipsiPRTr2
Dorsal columnipsidoco-0.5
Medial lemniscusipsiml-2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis lateral divisionipsiBSTL0
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe0
Globus pallidus anterior portionipsiGPAp-0.5
Ventral pallidumipsiVP-0.5
Caudate putamenipsiCPu0
Intergeniculate leafipsiIGL3
Medial geniculate nucleus medial partipsiMGM1.5
Medial geniculate nucleus rostral partipsiMGR1
Pyramidal tractipsipy-2
Spinal cord layers C1ipsiSCLC10.5
Spinal cord layers C2ipsiSCLC20.5
Spinal cord layers C3ipsiSCLC30.5
Spinal cord layers C4ipsiSCLC40.5
Spinal cord layers C5ipsiSCLC50.5
Spinal cord layers C6ipsiSCLC60.5
Cervical segment 7ipsiCS7-1
Spinal cord layers C7ipsiSCLC70.5
Spinal cord layers C8ipsiSCLC80.5
Sacral segment 1ipsiSa11
Sacral segment 2ipsiSa21
Sacral segment 3ipsiSa31
Sacral segment 4ipsiSa41
Coccygeal segment 1ipsiCo11
Coccygeal segment 2ipsiCo21
Nuclei of the lateral lemniscuscontraNLL1
Red nucleus rostral partcontraRnRo1
Inferior colliculuscontraICOL1
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculuscontraCIC1.5
Pericentral nucleus inferior colliculuscontraICOLp1.5
Medial one-third of the most caudal part of the superior colliculuscontramcSCmot2
Most caudal extreme of the superior colliculuscontramceSC1
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculuscontraOp1
Caudolateral stratum griseum intermediale of the superior colliculuscontraInGCL3
Caudolateral stratum album intermediale of the superior colliculuscontraInWhCL3
Rostral stratum griseum intermediale of the superior colliculuscontraSCiR1
Rostral stratum griseum profundum of the superior colliculuscontraDpGRo1
Caudolateral stratum griseum profundum of the superior colliculuscontraSCdCL3
Deep white layer of the superior colliculus rostral partcontraDpWhR1
Caudolateral stratum album profundum of the superior colliculuscontraDpWhCL3
Caudomedial collicular quadrantcontraSCcmq3
Central tegmental field dorsal partcontraTGACd0
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleuscontraLDTg0
Dorsal tegmental nucleuscontraDTg0
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleuscontraPPTg0.5
Cerebellar lobule 9contraCERL90
Medial pontine graycontraMePG-0.5
Extreme caudal pontine graycontraPGeCa-0.5
Ventral pontine graycontraVPG-0.5
Mesencephalic reticular formationcontraMRF-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleuscontraLPB0.5
Area postremacontraAP-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tractcontraSol-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract caudal partcontraSolca-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partcontraSolC-1
Dorsal motor nucleus of vaguscontra10-0.5
Raphe pallidus nucleuscontraRPa4
Inferior olivecontraIO3
Most lateral part of the dorsal accessory nucleus of the inferior olivecontraIOdoML4
Juxtafacial paragigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraJPGi-0.5
Dorsal thalamuscontraDOR3
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamuscontraATN3
Centrolateral thalamic nucleuscontraCL3
Paracentral thalamic nucleuscontraPC2
Parafascicular thalamic nucleuscontraPF3
Lateral group of the dorsal thalamuscontraLAT3
Lateral anterior nucleus of the dorsal thalamuscontraLAAT3
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupcontraPo2
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleuscontraMD3
Ventro anterior thalamic nucleuscontraVA3
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleuscontraVL3
Ventrobasal complexcontraVB3
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleuscontraVPL-0.5
Lateral part of ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleuscontraVPLL-0.5
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus rostral partcontraVPLro2
Ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleuscontraVPM-0.5
Medial part of ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleuscontraVPMm2
Posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleuscontraPIL-0.5
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleuscontraLP3
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleuscontraLD3
Posterior groupcontraPTG3
Posteromedial thalamic nucleuscontraPMTN3
Reticular thalamic nucleuscontraRt2
Zona incerta dorsal partcontraZID2
Caudalolateral regions of the zona incertacontraZICL3
Pretectal regioncontraPRT3
Anterior pretectal nucleuscontraAPT2
Internal capsulecontraic3
Central amygdaloid nucleuscontraCe1
Forelimb motor cortexcontraFMCx2
Caudal forelimb motor areacontraCFMA2
Lateral part of the granular cortex of forelimb motor regionscontraLFMCx2
Medial geniculate nucleus medial partcontraMGM3
Medial geniculate nucleus rostral partcontraMGR2
Cervical segment 7contraCS7-1
Pelvic nervesipsiAutoPN-2
Sciatic nerveipsisci3
Sciatic nervecontrasci-2

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central grayipsiCG2
Medullary reticular nucleus dorsal partipsiMdDd2
Lateral vestibular nucleusipsiLVe-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol0
Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus dorsolateral edgeipsi10DLe0
Cuneate nucleusipsiCu-0.5
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiPGi2
Basal forebrainipsiBAF-1
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM1
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus lateral parvocellular partipsiLPPa-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus medial parvocellular partipsiMPPa-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus anterior parvicellular part [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaAP-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular divisionipsiPaMag-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus dorsal parvocellular divisionipsiPavPoD1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus periventricular partipsiPapv-0.5
Retrochiasmatic areaipsiRCh-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-0.5
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe1
Central amygdaloid nucleus lateral divisionipsiCeL0.5
Insular cortexipsiICX-0.5
Dorsal granular insular cortexipsiDGI0
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS12
Secondary somatosensory cortexipsiS2-0.5
Dorsal root gangliaipsiDRG-0.5
Area X C1ipsiSCL10C11
Area X C2ipsiSCL10C21
Area X C3ipsiSCL10C31
Area X C4ipsiSCL10C41
Area X C5ipsiSCL10C51
Cervical segment 6ipsiCS6-0.5
Area X C6ipsiSCL10C61
Cervical segment 7ipsiCS7-0.5
Area X C7ipsiSCL10C71
Cervical segment 8ipsiCS8-0.5
Area X C8ipsiSCL10C81
Area X T1ipsiSCL10T11
Area X T2ipsiSCL10T21
Area X T3ipsiSCL10T31
Area X T4ipsiSCL10T41
Area X T5ipsiSCL10T51
Area X T6ipsiSCL10T61
Area X T7ipsiSCL10T71
Area X T8ipsiSCL10T81
Area X T9ipsiSCL10T91
Area X T10ipsiSCL10T101
Area X T11ipsiSCL10T111
Area X T12ipsiSCL10T121
Area X T13ipsiSCL10T131
Area X L1ipsiSCL10L11
Dorsal horn L1ipsiDHL1-0.5
Nucleus proprius L1ipsiPDHL12
Spinal cord layer 1 L1ipsiSCL1L12
Spinal cord layer 2 L1ipsiSCL2L11
Dorsal root ganglion L2ipsiDRGL2-0.5
Area X L2ipsiSCL10L21
Dorsal horn L2ipsiDHL2-0.5
Spinal cord layer 5 L2ipsiSCL5L22
Spinal cord layer 6 L2ipsiSCL6L22
Nucleus proprius L2ipsiPDHL22
Spinal cord layer 3 L2ipsiSCL3L2-0.5
Spinal cord layer 1 L2ipsiSCL1L21
Spinal cord layer 2 L2ipsiSCL2L21
Spinal cord layer 7 L2ipsiSCL7L21
Lumbar segment 3ipsiL3-0.5
Dorsal root ganglion L3ipsiDRGL3-0.5
Lateral spinal nucleus L3ipsiLSpL31
Area X L3ipsiSCL10L31
Dorsal horn L3ipsiDHL3-0.5
Spinal cord layer 5 L3ipsiSCL5L31
Spinal cord layer 6 L3ipsiSCL6L31
Nucleus proprius L3ipsiPDHL32
Spinal cord layer 3 L3ipsiSCL3L3-0.5
Spinal cord layer 4 L3ipsiSCL4L3-0.5
Spinal cord layer 1 L3ipsiSCL1L31
Spinal cord layer 2 L3ipsiSCL2L31
Spinal cord layer 7 L3ipsiSCL7L3-0.5
Spinal cord layer 8 L3ipsiSCL8L3-0.5
Spinal cord layer 9 L3ipsiSCL9L3-0.5
Lumbar segment 4ipsiL4-0.5
Dorsal root ganglion L4ipsiDRGL43
Lateral spinal nucleus L4ipsiLSpL41
Area X L4ipsiSCL10L41
Dorsal horn L4ipsiDHL4-0.5
Spinal cord layer 5 L4ipsiSCL5L4-0.5
Spinal cord layer 6 L4ipsiSCL6L4-0.5
Nucleus proprius L4ipsiPDHL42
Spinal cord layer 3 L4ipsiSCL3L4-0.5
Spinal cord layer 4 L4ipsiSCL4L4-0.5
Spinal cord layer 1 L4ipsiSCL1L41
Spinal cord layer 2 L4ipsiSCL2L41
Spinal cord layer 7 L4ipsiSCL7L4-0.5
Spinal cord layer 8 L4ipsiSCL8L4-0.5
Spinal cord layer 9 L4ipsiSCL9L4-0.5
Lumbar segment 5ipsiL5-0.5
Dorsal root ganglion L5ipsiDRGL53
Dorsal root L5ipsidrL53
Lateral spinal nucleus L5ipsiLSpL51
Area X L5ipsiSCL10L51
Dorsal horn L5ipsiDHL5-0.5
Spinal cord layer 5 L5ipsiSCL5L50
Spinal cord layer 6 L5ipsiSCL6L5-0.5
Nucleus proprius L5ipsiPDHL52
Spinal cord layer 3 L5ipsiSCL3L5-0.5
Spinal cord layer 4 L5ipsiSCL4L5-0.5
Spinal cord layer 1 L5ipsiSCL1L51
Spinal cord layer 2 L5ipsiSCL2L51
Spinal cord layer 7 L5ipsiSCL7L5-0.5
Spinal cord layer 8 L5ipsiSCL8L5-0.5
Spinal cord layer 9 L5ipsiSCL9L5-0.5
Lumbar segment 6ipsiL6-0.5
Dorsal root ganglion L6ipsiDRGL6-0.5
Dorsal root L6ipsidrL63
Area X L6ipsiSCL10L61
Dorsal horn L6ipsiDHL6-0.5
Nucleus proprius L6ipsiPDHL62
Spinal cord layer 3 L6ipsiSCL3L6-0.5
Spinal cord layer 1 L6ipsiSCL1L61
Spinal cord layer 2 L6ipsiSCL2L61
Sacral segment 1ipsiSa1-0.5
Dorsal root ganglion S1ipsiDRGS1-0.5
Dorsal root S1ipsidrS12
Area X S1ipsiSCL10S11
Spinal cord layer 3 S1ipsiSCL3S1-0.5
Spinal cord layer 1 S1ipsiSCL1S11
Spinal cord layer 2 S1ipsiSCL2S11
Sacral segment 2ipsiSa2-0.5
Dorsal root S2ipsidrS21
Area X S2ipsiSCL10S21
Area X S3ipsiSCL10S31
Area X S4ipsiSCL10S41
Medullary reticular nucleus dorsal partcontraMdDd1
Cuneate nucleuscontraCu0.5
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraPGi3
Central amygdaloid nucleuscontraCe0.5
Central amygdaloid nucleus lateral divisioncontraCeL0.5
Dorsal granular insular cortexcontraDGI0
Forelimb motor cortexcontraFMCx2
Caudal forelimb motor areacontraCFMA2
Lateral part of the granular cortex of forelimb motor regionscontraLFMCx2
Primary somatosensory cortexcontraS13
Primary somatosensory cortex forelimb regioncontraS1FL-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex hindlimb regioncontraS1HL-0.5
Secondary somatosensory cortex nonorofacial areacontraS2nof1
Postsynaptic dorsal column pathwaycontrapsdc-0.5
Spinal cord lamina 3contraMESL3-0.5
Spinal cord lamina 4contraMESL4-0.5
Cervical segment 6contraCS6-0.5
Cervical segment 7contraCS7-0.5
Cervical segment 8contraCS8-0.5
Dorsal horn L1contraDHL1-0.5
Dorsal horn L2contraDHL2-0.5
Spinal cord layer 3 L2contraSCL3L2-1
Dorsal horn L3contraDHL3-0.5
Spinal cord layer 3 L3contraSCL3L3-1
Dorsal horn L4contraDHL4-0.5
Spinal cord layer 5 L4contraSCL5L42
Spinal cord layer 3 L4contraSCL3L42
Spinal cord layer 4 L4contraSCL4L42
Dorsal root ganglion L5contraDRGL51
Dorsal horn L5contraDHL5-0.5
Spinal cord layer 3 L5contraSCL3L5-1
Lumbar segment 6contraL6-0.5
Dorsal horn L6contraDHL6-0.5
Spinal cord layer 3 L6contraSCL3L6-1
Sacral segment 1contraSa1-0.5
Spinal cord layer 3 S1contraSCL3S1-1
Sacral segment 2contraSa2-0.5
Genitofemoral nerveipsigfem3
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerveipsifemLC3
Superficial peronal nerveipsisperonal3
Posterior femoral cutaneous nerveipsifemPC3
Saphenus nerveipsisaph3
Sural nerveipsisural3
Sciatic nerveipsisci3
Hindpaw skinipsiOrgHPS-0.5
FootpadipsiOrgHPSfp-0.5
Quadriceps femoris muscleipsiMuscQuadF-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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