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Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus central part left


Abbreviation
MDC
Color       
Superior regionsMediodorsal thalamic nucleus

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus central partMDCEng
Mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus central part  
Central mediodorsal thalamic nucleus  
Centre of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus Eng
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus central partMDcEng
Central portion of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus Eng
Olfactory mediodorsal thalamus Eng
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus central segmentMDCEng

SubregionsSide
Dorsomedial part of mediodorsal thalamic nucleus central partleft
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus ventral part of the central partleft
Rostral two-thirds of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus central partleft
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus lateral part of the central segmentleft
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus dorsal part of the central partleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Paralemniscal nucleusipsiPL2
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC0
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR0
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM0
Internuclear areaipsiInA0
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD2
Reticular thalamic nucleus intermediate partipsiRti2
Reticular thalamic nucleus medial partipsiRtm2
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtr-10
Ventral part of reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtrVe-10
Accumbens nucleusipsiAc1
Accumbens nucleus shellipsiAcbSh-0.5
Dorsomedial shellipsiAcbShdm-10
Caudate putamenipsiCPu-0.5
Medial portions of the precommisural caudate putamenipsiCPuPReCoM1
Retrosplenial cortexipsiRSCx-0.5
Retrosplenial dysgranular cortexipsiRSdys-0.5
Cingulate cortexipsiCg-0.5
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC-0.5
Cingulate cortex area 1ipsiCg12
Cingulate cortex area 1 caudal partipsiCg1c0
Cingulate cortex area 2 caudal partipsiCg2c0
Dorsal anterior cingulate cortexipsiDACC-0.5
Ventral anterior cingulate cortexipsiVACC-0.5
Cingulate cortex layer 1ipsiCgL11.5
Ventral cingulate cortexipsiCgV-0.5
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL4
Prelimbic cortex rostral partipsiPrLr-0.5
Infralimbic areaipsiiLA0
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL4
Frontal association cortexipsiFrA-0.5
Anterior part of the suprarhinal part of the frontal cortexipsiaSRFrA3
Insular cortexipsiICX-0.5
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI-0.5
Agranular insular cortex dorsal partipsiAID-0.5
Agranular insular cortex dorsal part superficial layersipsiAIDsL1
Agranular insular cortex ventral partipsiAIV-0.5
Prefrontal cortexipsiPFC0
Prefrontal cortex dorsomedial partipsiPFCdm-0.5
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl0
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm-0.5
Ventral medial prefrontal cortexipsivmPFC-0.5
Secondary visual cortexipsiV2-0.5
Anterior medial frontal cortexipsiAMFC1
Orbital cortexipsiOrC-0.5
Dorsolateral orbital cortexipsiDLO-0.5
Lateral orbital cortexipsiLO-0.5
Medial orbital cortexipsiMO-0.5
Ventral orbital cortexipsiVO-0.5
Ventrolateral orbital areaipsiVLO-0.5
Ventrolateral orbital area posterior partipsiVLOp1
Ventral orbitofrontal cortexipsiVOFC-0.5
Agranular insular cortex dorsal partcontraAID-0.5
Agranular insular cortex ventral partcontraAIV-0.5
Prefrontal cortexcontraPFC0

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Paralemniscal nucleusipsiPL1
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG-10
Red nucleus magnocellular partipsiRMC2
Red nucleus parvicellular partipsiROC2
Superior colliculusipsiSC1
Peduncularpontine nucleus peribrachial regionipsiPPNpb2
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC-10
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR3
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA-10
Lateral tegmental nucleusipsiLTN1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg-10
Ventral tegmental nucleusipsiVTg1
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg2
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg1
Nucleus incertus pars compactaipsiNIc0
Intermediate reticular nucleusipsiIRt2
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN2
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB-10
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi2
Parvicellular reticular nucleusipsiPCRt2
Mesencephalic trigeminal nucleusipsiMe52
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleusipsiPr52
Medial vestibular nucleusipsiMVe2
Endopiriform systemipsiEnN-0.5
Islands of CallejaipsiICj1
Diagonal band of BrocaipsiDBB-10
Nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal bandipsiHDB2
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal band ventral partipsiVDBve2
Medial septal nucleusipsiMS-10
Basal nucleus MeynertipsiB2
Substantia innominataipsiSI2
Preoptic regionipsiPREO-10
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO-0.5
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC0
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR0
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior part [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHAapar0
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior part [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHApPAR0
Lateral hypothalamic area premammillary subfornical region [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHAsfp0
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH2
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial regionipsiLHAjvm0
Lateral hypothalamic area subfornical region anterior zoneipsiLHAsfa0
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM1
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA2
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH-10
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh-10
Lateral mammillary nucleusipsiLM1
Supramammillar nucleusipsiSuM1
Anteroventral thalamic nucleusipsiAV-10
Rhomboid thalamic nucleusipsiRh1
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe1
Parafascicular centre-median complexipsiPFCM-10
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt3
Reticular thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiRtc-10
Reticular thalamic nucleus intermediate partipsiRti-10
Reticular thalamic nucleus medial partipsiRtm2
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtr-10
Ventrolateral part of reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtrVL2
Reticular thalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiRtvl2
Zona incertaipsiZI1
Pretectal regionipsiPRT-10
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT2
Amygdaloid complexipsiAC1
Basal nucleusipsiBnc1
Accessory basal nucleusipsiAB1
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiBL1
Lateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiLA1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-10
Cortex amygdala transition zoneipsiCxA2
Amygdalopiriform transition areaipsiAPir1
Anterior amygdaloid areaipsiAA2
Cortical amygdaloid nucleusipsiCAn1
Anterior cortical amygdaloid nucleusipsiACo1
Periamygdaloid complexipsiPAC1
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe1
Amygdalohippocampal areaipsiAHi1
ClaustrumipsiCl2
Globus pallidusipsiGP2
Dorsal globus pallidusipsiDGP1
Ventral pallidumipsiVP2
Ventral pallidum caudal partipsiVPc-10
Ventral pallidum lateral partipsiVPlp-10
Ventral pallidum medial partipsiVPm-10
Ventral pallidum rostral partipsiVPr-10
Ventral pallidum subcommissural partipsiVPsc-10
Accumbens nucleus coreipsiAcbC-10
Septal border of the shell region of the accumbens nucleusipsiAcbShSB-10
Caudate putamenipsiCPu2
Ventral striatumipsiCPuv0
Fundus of the striatumipsiFS0
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh1
Entorhinal cortexipsiEnt1
Entorhinal cortex layer 5ipsiEntL51
Piriform cortexipsiPir1
Anterior piriform cortexipsiAPIRC2
Anterior piriform cortex ventrolateral partipsiAPIRCvL-0.5
Posterior piriform cortexipsiPPIRC2
Prepiriform cortexipsiPRPIR-0.5
Cingulate cortexipsiCg2
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC2.5
Cingulate cortex area 1ipsiCg13
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 3ipsiCg1L33
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 5ipsiCg1L53
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 6ipsiCg1L63
Cingulate cortex area 2ipsiCg23
Cingulate area 2 layer 3ipsiCG2L33
Cingulate area 2 layer 5ipsiCg2L53
Cingulate cortex area 2 layer 6ipsiCg2L63
Ventral anterior cingulate cortexipsiVACC-0.5
Dorsal cingulate cortexipsiDCC3
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL3
Prelimbic cortex layer 3ipsiPrLL31
Prelimbic cortex layer 5ipsiPrLL51
Prelimbic cortex layer 6ipsiPrLL63
Prelimbic cortex rostral partipsiPrLr-0.5
Infralimbic areaipsiiLA0
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL3
Infralimbic cortex layer 5ipsiILL51
Infralimbic cortex layer 6ipsiILL63
Infralimbic cortex layer 3ipsiILL31
Frontal association cortex layer 6ipsiFrALL63
Frontal cortex area 2ipsiFr22
Frontal cortex area 3ipsiFr33
Frontal cortex area 3 layer 6ipsiFr3L63
Primary auditory cortexipsiAu11
Frontal polar cortex layer 4ipsiFPL42
Frontal polar cortex layer 5ipsiFPL52
Frontal polar cortex layer 6ipsiFPL62
Insular cortexipsiICX2
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI1
Agranular insular cortex dorsal partipsiAID2
Agranular insular cortex rostral partipsiRAIC3
Agranular insular cortex posterior partipsiAIP2
Ventral part of the agranular posterior insular cortexipsiAIPV2
Agranular insular cortex ventral partipsiAIV2
Dysgranular insular cortexipsiDI2
Granular insular cortexipsiGI2
Frontal pole of prefrontal cortexipsiFPFC3
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl3
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 6ipsiAGlL63
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC3
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm3
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS13
Primary somatosensory cortex layer 6ipsiS1L63
Secondary somatosensory cortexipsiS23
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 6ipsiS2L63
Anterior medial frontal cortexipsiAMFC2
Lateral orbital cortexipsiLO2
Ventral orbital cortexipsiVO2
Nucleus of the posterior commissureipsiPCom2
Intergeniculate leafipsiIGL-10
Olfactory cortexipsiOcx1
External plexiform layer of the olfactory bulbipsiOBepl1
Polymorphic cell layer of the olfactory cortexipsiOcxLP2
Outer polymorphic cell layer of the olfactory cortexipsiOcxLOP0
Olfactory nucleiipsiONn1
Anterior olfactory nucleusipsiAON2
Rostral olfactory nucleusipsiONro2
Olfactory tubercleipsiTuO2
Olfactory tubercle polymorph layeripsiTuOpo2
Olfactory tubercle polymorph layer rostral partipsiTuOpoR-0.5
Olfactory tubercle rostral partipsiTuOr-0.5
Lateral septal nucleusipsiLS-10
Red nucleus magnocellular partcontraRMC1
Red nucleus parvicellular partcontraROC1
Peduncularpontine nucleus peribrachial regioncontraPPNpb2
Substantia nigra reticular partcontraSNR1
Dorsal tegmental nucleuscontraDTg2
Intermediate reticular nucleuscontraIRt1
Pontine reticular nucleuscontraPRN1
Gigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraGi1
Parvicellular reticular nucleuscontraPCRt1
Mesencephalic trigeminal nucleuscontraMe51
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleuscontraPr51
Medial vestibular nucleuscontraMVe1
Diagonal band of BrocacontraDBB1
Basal nucleus MeynertcontraB2
Lateral hypothalamic areacontraLH1
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior partcontraLHAp2
Reticular thalamic nucleuscontraRt1
Reticular thalamic nucleus ventrolateral partcontraRtvl1
Anterior pretectal nucleuscontraAPT1
Globus palliduscontraGP1
Ventral pallidumcontraVP1
Caudate putamencontraCPu1
Anterior piriform cortex medial partcontraAPIRCMP1
Anterior cingulate cortexcontraACC0.5
Cingulate cortex area 1contraCg12
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 3contraCg1L32
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 5contraCg1L52
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 6contraCg1L62
Cingulate cortex area 2contraCg22
Cingulate area 2 layer 3contraCG2L32
Cingulate area 2 layer 5contraCg2L52
Cingulate cortex area 2 layer 6contraCg2L62
Prelimbic cortexcontraPrL1
Prelimbic cortex layer 3contraPrLL31
Prelimbic cortex layer 5contraPrLL51
Prelimbic cortex layer 6contraPrLL61
Infralimbic cortexcontraIL1
Infralimbic cortex layer 5contraILL51
Infralimbic cortex layer 6contraILL61
Infralimbic cortex layer 3contraILL31
Frontal cortex area 2contraFr22
Agranular insular cortexcontraAI0.5
Agranular insular cortex dorsal partcontraAID2
Agranular insular cortex rostral partcontraRAIC1
Frontal pole of prefrontal cortexcontraFPFC1.5
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexcontraAGl1
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 6contraAGlL61
Medial prefrontal cortexcontramPFC1
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexcontraAGm1
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 6contraAGmL61
Anterior medial frontal cortexcontraAMFC1
Olfactory nucleicontraONn1
Anterior olfactory nucleuscontraAON1
Olfactory tuberclecontraTuO1

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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