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Medial extended amygdala left


Abbreviation
MEXA
Color       
Superior regionsVomeronasal amygdala

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Medial extended amygdalaMEXAEng

SubregionsSide
Anterior tip of the principal division of the medial amygdalaleft
Medial amygdaloid nucleusleft
Medial division of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis [Medial extended amygdala]left

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Ventral midbrain tegmentumipsiVeMT0
Medial preoptic nucleusipsiMPO-1
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH1.5
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior partipsiLHAa1
Lateral hypothalamic area medial partipsiLHAm4
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx2.5
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior partipsiLHAp2
Lateral hypothalamic area ventromedial partipsiLHvm-1
Tuberal region of lateral hypothalamusipsiTuLH2
Medial zoneipsiMHA1
Anterior hypothalamic area central partipsiAHAC-1
Anterior hypothalamic area posterior partipsiAHAP-1
Anterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiAHn-1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH-1
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc-1
Anterior hypothalamic area [Regio rostralis]ipsiAHARR-1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis intraamygdaloid divisionipsiBSTIA-0.5
Amygdalopiriform transition areaipsiAPir-0.5
Anterior amygdaloid areaipsiAA-0.5
Anterior cortical amygdaloid nucleusipsiACo-0.5
Posterolateral cortical nucleusipsiPLCo-0.5
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe-0.5
Amygdalohippocampal areaipsiAHi-0.5
Posteromedial cortical nucleusipsiPMCo-0.5
Cone like caudal dorsomedial extremity of the accumbens shellipsiAcbShco1
Accessory olfactory bulb anterior partipsiAOBa-1

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Endopiriform systemipsiEnN-0.5
Nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal bandipsiHDB-0.5
HypothalamusipsiHYPO-0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH2
Medial hypothalamic groupipsiMHYPOg2
Premammillary nucleus ventral partipsiPMV2
Laterobasal nuclear complexipsiLBNC-0.5
Posterior basolateral nucleus medial partipsiBLPMP-1
Posterior basomedial nucleusipsiBMP-1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis medial divisionipsiBSTM2
Interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure medial partipsiIPACM0
Amygdalopiriform transition areaipsiAPir-1
Amygdalopiriform transition area posteromedial partipsiAPir_PM2
Posterolateral cortical nucleusipsiPLCo-0.5
Amygdalohippocampal areaipsiAHi-1
Subiculum ventral partipsiSv-1
Entorhinal cortexipsiEnt-0.5
Lateral entorhinal cortex ventral partipsiVLEA-1
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL3
Accessory olfactory bulbipsiAOB-1
Accessory olfactory bulb anterior partipsiAOBa-1
Accessory olfactory bulb posterior partipsiAOBp-1
Anterior olfactory cortexipsiOCOA-0.5
Posterior olfactory cortexipsiOCOP-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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