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Accessory optic system left


Abbreviation
AOS
Color       
Superior regionsTelencephalon

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Accessory optic systemAOSEng

SubregionsSide
Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractleft
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractleft
Nucleus of the accessory optic tractleft
Superior fasciculus of the accessory optic systemleft
Inferior fasciculus of the accessory optic systemleft
Interstitial nucleus of the superior fasciculus posterior fibersleft
Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic systemleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Superior colliculusipsiSC1
Superior colliculus superficial layersipsiSCs1
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculusipsiOp1
Pontine grayipsiPG-0.5
Reticulotegmental nucleusipsiRETn-0.5
Prepositus nucleusipsiPr-3
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF3
Vestibular nucleiipsiVnc2
Inferior oliveipsiIO3
Olivary pretectal nucleusipsiOPT-0.5
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complexipsiLGd-3
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleusipsiLP-3
Zona incertaipsiZI-3
Nucleus of the optic tractipsiOT3
Pretectal regionipsiPRT3
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT-0.5
Posterior pretectal nucleusipsiPPT-3
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG-0.5
Pontine graycontraPG3
Vestibular nucleicontraVnc-0.5
Inferior olivecontraIO-0.5
Nucleus of the optic tractcontraOT-0.5
Pretectal regioncontraPRT-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleuscontraVLG1

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC1
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR1
Nucleus of the optic tractipsiOT-0.5
Pretectal regionipsiPRT-0.5
RetinaipsiRET-0.5
Primary visual cortexipsiV12
Medial extrastriate cortexipsiVISM2
Intergeniculate leafipsiIGL-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG2
RetinacontraRET3
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleuscontraVLG2

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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