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Peduncularpontine nucleus left


Abbreviation
PPN
Color       
Superior regionsTegmental area

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Pontopeduncular nucleus Eng
Peduncularpontine nucleusPPNEng
Pedunculopontine nucleusPPNEng
Nucleus pedunculo pontinus Eng
Pedunculopontine area Eng
Mesencephalic locomotor regionMLREng
Pedunculopontine nucleus Eng
Peduncularpontine tegmental nucleus Eng
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus Eng

SubregionsSide
Dorsal peduncular pontine nucleusleft
Medial part of the peduncular pontine nucleusleft
Peduncular pontine nucleus central partleft
Peduncular pontine nucleus lateral partleft
Peduncularpontine nucleus peribrachial regionleft
Ventral peduncular pontine nucleusleft
Peduncularpontine nucleus caudal levelsleft
Pars alpha of the peduncularpontine nucleusleft
Peduncularpontine nucleus anterior partleft
Peduncularpontine nucleus posterior partleft
Peduncularpontine nucleus rostral partleft
Cholinergic neurons of the peduncularpontine nucleusleft
Pars compacta nucleus pedunculopontinusleft
Pars reticulata of the peduncularpontine nucleusleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Superior colliculusipsiSC3
Intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiInG2
Superior colliculus medial partipsimSC2
Tegmental areaipsiTGA2
Central tegmental field lateral partipsiTGACL3
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN3
Substantia nigra caudal partipsiSNcp-0.5
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC3
Substantia nigra compact part dorsal tieripsiSNCD2
Substantia nigra compact part ventral tieripsiSNCV-0.5
Substantia nigra lateral partipsiSNL1
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA2
Parabrachial pigmented nucleus rostrolateral partipsiPBPRL2
Parabrachial pigmented nucleus caudal partipsiPBPC2
Paranigral nucleusipsiPN2
Dorsal portion of the caudal linear nucleus of the rapheipsiCLiD-0.5
Cerebellar lobule 4ipsiCERL4-0.5
Cerebellar lobule 5ipsiCERL5-0.5
Nucleus incertusipsiNI-0.5
Pontine sublaterodorsal nucleusipsiPsLdn1
Dorsomedial tegmental areaipsiDMTg-0.5
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN1
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partipsiPnO1
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partipsiPNC-0.5
Parabrachial nucleus caudal partipsiPBca0
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi1
Supratrigeminal nucleusipsiSu51
Mesencephalic trigeminal nucleusipsiMe51
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus dorsal partipsiDRD2
Dorsal raphe nucleus lateral wingipsiDRlw2
Dorsal raphe nucleus rostral partipsiDRr1
Dorsal raphe nucleus ventral partipsiDRV1
Superior central raphe nucleusipsiCS-0.5
Raphe obscurus nucleusipsiROb-0.5
Ventromedial medulla oblongataipsiMeObvm1
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal bandipsiVDB0.5
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA3
Magnocellular preoptic nucleusipsiMCPO3
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC0
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region dorsal zoneipsiLHAjvd0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region ventral zoneipsiLHAjvv1
Lateral hypothalamic area [Lateral zone tuberal level]ipsiLHtu0.5
Medial division of the hypothalamusipsiMdH0.5
Periventricular zoneipsiPVZ-0.5
Nucleus paraventricularis [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaPAR1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa3
Central paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPaCe1
Mid paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiMiPa-0.5
Subparaventricular zone of the hypothalamusipsiSPa-0.5
ThalamusipsiT-0.5
Dorsal thalamusipsiDOR-0.5
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamusipsiATN-0.5
Central medial thalamic nucleusipsiCM-0.5
Centre median nucleusipsiCeMe-0.5
Centrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiCL-0.5
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF2
Parafascicular thalamic nucleus lateral partipsiPFL3
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD-0.5
Submedius thalamic nucleusipsiSub-0.5
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV-0.5
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe-0.5
Parafascicular centre-median complexipsiPFCM-0.5
Lateral thalamic nuclear groupipsiLTNG-0.5
Medial thalamic zoneipsiMTZ-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiRtc-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleus intermediate partipsiRti-10
Reticular thalamic nucleus lateral partipsiRtL-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtr-10
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostromedial partipsiRtrom-0.5
Zona incerta rostromedial partipsiZIrm-0.5
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiBL1
Basomedial amygdaloid nucleusipsiBM1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST0.5
Globus pallidusipsiGP3
Medial globus pallidusipsiMGP3
StriatumipsiSTR3
Accumbens nucleusipsiAc0.5
Lateral accumbens shellipsiAcbShl3
Lateral nucleus accumbensipsiAcl0.5
Dorsomedial striatumipsiCPudm-0.5
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh3
Cingulate cortexipsiCg1
Cingulate cortex area 1ipsiCg11.5
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL1.5
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl2
Medial orbital cortexipsiMO1.5
Lateral geniculate complexipsiLG-0.5
Dorsal medial septumipsiDMS-1
Lateral septal nucleusipsiLS0.5
Ventral medial septumipsiVMSe-1
Spinal cordipsiMES3
Cervical segmentsipsiCSeg1
Spinal cord layers C1ipsiSCLC1-0.5
Spinal cord layers C2ipsiSCLC2-0.5
Spinal cord layers C3ipsiSCLC3-0.5
Spinal cord layers C4ipsiSCLC4-0.5
Spinal cord layers C5ipsiSCLC5-0.5
Spinal cord layers C6ipsiSCLC6-0.5
Spinal cord layers C7ipsiSCLC7-0.5
Spinal cord layers C8ipsiSCLC8-0.5
Spinal cord layers T1ipsiSCLT1-0.5
Spinal cord layers T2ipsiSCLT2-0.5
Spinal cord layers T3ipsiSCLT3-0.5
Spinal cord layers T4ipsiSCLT4-0.5
Spinal cord layers T5ipsiSCLT5-0.5
Spinal cord layers T6ipsiSCLT6-0.5
Spinal cord layers T7ipsiSCLT7-0.5
Spinal cord layers T8ipsiSCLT8-0.5
Spinal cord layers T9ipsiSCLT9-0.5
Spinal cord layers T10ipsiSCLT10-0.5
Spinal cord layers T11ipsiSCLT11-0.5
Spinal cord layers T12ipsiSCLT12-0.5
Spinal cord layers T13ipsiSCLT13-0.5
Lumbar segmentsipsiLSeg-0.5
Spinal cord layers L1ipsiSCLL1-0.5
Spinal cord layers L2ipsiSCLL2-0.5
Spinal cord layers L3ipsiSCLL3-0.5
Spinal cord layers L4ipsiSCLL4-0.5
Spinal cord layers L5ipsiSCLL5-0.5
Spinal cord layers L6ipsiSCLL6-0.5
Sacral segmentsipsiSSeg-0.5
Spinal cord layers S1ipsiSCLS1-0.5
Spinal cord layers S2ipsiSCLS2-0.5
Spinal cord layers S3ipsiSCLS3-0.5
Spinal cord layers S4ipsiSCLS4-0.5
Spinal cord layers Co1ipsiSCLCo1-0.5
Spinal cord layers Co2ipsiSCLCo2-0.5
Spinal cord layers Co3ipsiSCLCo3-0.5
Intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculuscontraInG0
Superior colliculus medial partcontramSC1
Peduncularpontine nucleuscontraPPN-0.5
Substantia nigra A9contraSN1
Substantia nigra reticular partcontraSNR-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA2
Pontine sublaterodorsal nucleuscontraPsLdn0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus lateral wingcontraDRlw2
Lateral hypothalamic area [Lateral zone tuberal level]contraLHtu-0.5
Medial division of the hypothalamuscontraMdH-0.5
Periventricular zonecontraPVZ-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleuscontraPa-0.5
ThalamuscontraT-0.5
Zona incerta rostromedial partcontraZIrm-0.5
Globus palliduscontraGP1
Medial globus palliduscontraMGP1
StriatumcontraSTR1
Subthalamic nucleuscontraSTh2
Cingulate cortexcontraCg0.5
Prelimbic cortexcontraPrL0.5
Medial orbital cortexcontraMO0.5
Stellate ganglionipsiAutoSteG3
Submandibular glandipsiOrgsSubg-10
Musculus abductor caudae dorsalisipsiMuscAbdCaDo-10
Submandibular glandcontraOrgsSubg-10

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central grayipsiCG0
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG3
Dorsal periaqueductal gray caudal partipsiDPAGC0.5
Dorsolateral periaqueductal gray caudal partipsiPAGdlc0
Dorsolateral periaqueductal gray rostral partipsiPAGdlr0
Periaqueductal gray rostrolateral partipsiPAGRL-0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray caudal partipsiPAGvlc0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray rostral partipsiPAGvlr0
TectumipsiTEC0
Superior colliculusipsiSC0.5
Rostromedial tegmental nucleusipsiRMTg-0.5
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN3
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC3
Substantia nigra lateral partipsiSNL2
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR2
Substantia nigra reticular part ventrolateral tieripsiSNRVL3
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA2
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg-0.5
Ventral tegmental nucleusipsiVTg-0.5
Ventral tegmental nucleus central partipsiVTgC-0.5
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg0
Deep cerebellar nucleiipsiDNC-0.5
Lateral cerebellar nucleusipsiCERL-0.5
Locus coeruleusipsiLC-0.5
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF1
Middle rostrocaudal extent of the pontine reticular nucleus oral partipsiPnOmrce-0.5
Raphe nucleiipsiRAN0
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC3
Diagonal band of BrocaipsiDBB-0.5
Substantia innominataipsiSI1
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO1
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA1
Medial preoptic area dorsolateral partipsiMPADL2
Magnocellular preoptic nucleusipsiMCPO-0.5
Ventrolateral preoptic nucleusipsiVLPO1
Dorsolateral preoptic regionipsiPREOdL-0.5
HypothalamusipsiHYPO-0.5
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC0
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR0
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH3
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM1
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region dorsal zoneipsiLHAjvd0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region ventral zoneipsiLHAjvv0
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx3
Lateral hypothalamic area rostral partipsiLHro-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvocellular divisionipsiPavPo-0.5
Supraoptic nucleus [Supraoptic region]ipsiSO-0.5
Incerto hypothalamic areaipsiicHYPO2
A8 dopamine cells retrorubral groupipsiRRF2
ThalamusipsiT-0.5
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV0
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus anterior part ventral portionipsiPVAV1
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt0
Zona incertaipsiZI3
HabenulaipsiHAB-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusipsiBSTdm2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis ventral tipipsiBNSTvt2
Interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure lateral partipsiIPACL1
Globus pallidusipsiGP3
Medial globus pallidusipsiMGP1
Subpallidal regionipsiSuPa3
Caudate putamenipsiCPu-0.5
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh-0.5
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC-0.5
Medial orbital cortexipsiMO0
Ventral orbital cortexipsiVO0
Periaqueductal graycontraPAG1
Dorsal periaqueductal gray caudal partcontraDPAGC0.5
Dorsolateral periaqueductal gray caudal partcontraPAGdlc0
Dorsolateral periaqueductal gray rostral partcontraPAGdlr0
Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray caudal partcontraPAGvlc0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray rostral partcontraPAGvlr0
Peduncularpontine nucleuscontraPPN-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA2
Lateral cerebellar nucleuscontraCERL-0.5
Substantia innominatacontraSI-0.5
Lateral preoptic areacontraLPO-0.5
Medial preoptic areacontraMPA-0.5
Magnocellular preoptic nucleuscontraMCPO-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area rostral partcontraLHro-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvocellular divisioncontraPavPo-0.5
Zona incertacontraZI-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminaliscontraBST-0.5
Subpallidal regioncontraSuPa1

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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