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Accumbens nucleus shell left


Abbreviation
AcbSh
Color       
Superior regionsAccumbens nucleus

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Nucleus accumbens shellNAcShEng
Nucleus accumbens shell Eng
Accumbens nucleus shellAcbShEng
Nucleus accumbens shell region Eng
Shell area of accumbensAcbSHEng

SubregionsSide
Accumbens nucleus caudomedial shellleft
Accumbens nucleus shell caudal partleft
Accumbens nucleus shell transition arealeft
Cone like caudal dorsomedial extremity of the accumbens shellleft
Dorsomedial shellleft
Lateral accumbens shellleft
Medial accumbens shellleft
Rostral accumbens shellleft
Ventral shellleft
Ventrolateral shellleft
Ventromedial shellleft
Caudal accumbens nucleus shellleft
Medium-sized spiny projection neurons of the shell of the nucleus accumbensleft
Midrostrocaudal level of the accumbens nucleus shellleft
Accumbens nucleus shell neuronleft
Septal border of the shell region of the accumbens nucleusleft
Rostrodorsal accumbens nucleus shellleft
Accumbens nucleus shell dorsal partleft
Accumbens nucleus shell dorsolateral partleft
Accumbens nucleus shell caudodorsal partleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
MesencephalonipsiMEC-0.5
Rostromedial tegmental nucleusipsiRMTg2
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN-0.5
Substantia nigra A9 dorsal partipsiSND-0.5
Substantia nigra compact part caudal tieripsiSNCC1
Substantia nigra compact part medial tieripsiSNCM0.5
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR1
Substantia nigra reticular part mediodorsal subdivisonipsiSNRmd-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA4
Ventral tegmental area A10 lateral partipsiVTAL3
Paranigral nucleusipsiPN3
Retrorubral nucleusipsiRR-1
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF-1
Peribrachial regionipsiPBR3
Mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus caudal poleipsiMe5cp-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus central partipsiDRcep0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus lateral wingipsiDRlw2
Dorsal raphe nucleus rostral partipsiDRr0.5
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR-0.5
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO2
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA2
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC0.5
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR0.5
Lateral zoneipsiLHA3
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH4
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior partipsiLHAa0
Lateral hypothalamic area caudal partipsiLHc-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area lateral partipsiLHAL-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area medial partipsiLHAm2.5
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx2
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior partipsiLHAp0
Tuberal region of lateral hypothalamusipsiTuLH2
Medial zoneipsiMHA0
Parastriatal nucleusipsiPS-1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus central partipsiVMHC1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiVMHVL1
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD1
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus medial partipsiMDM-10
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV1
Reticular thalamic nucleus intermediate partipsiRti-10
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb1
Amygdaloid complexipsiAC4
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiBL3
Anterior basolateral nucleus dorsomedial partipsiBLADM-0.5
Basomedial amygdaloid nucleusipsiBM-0.5
Lateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiLA-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis anterior ventral areaipsiBSTAV-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis lateral division ventral partipsiBSTLV-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis posterior divisionipsiBSTP2
Rostral sublenticular extended amygdalaipsiSLEAr1
Ventral pallidumipsiVP2
Ventral pallidum dorsolateral partipsiVPdl1
Ventral pallidum lateral partipsiVPlp-0.5
Ventral pallidum medial partipsiVPm-0.5
Ventral pallidum subcommissural partipsiVPsc3
Ventral pallidum ventral partipsiVPV-0.5
Ventral pallidum ventrolateral partipsiVPvl2
Ventral pallidum ventromedial partipsiVPvm2
Ventral pallidum central partipsiVPce3
Accumbens nucleus coreipsiAcbC2
Accumbens nucleus shellipsiAcbSh-0.5
Caudate putamenipsiCPu-0.5
Parasubthalamic nucleusipsiPSTh-0.5
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC0
Cingulate cortex area 1ipsiCg10
Cingulate cortex area 2ipsiCg20
Insular cortexipsiICX0
Dysgranular insular cortexipsiDI0
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl1
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC1
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm1
Lateral orbital cortexipsiLO1
Ventral orbital cortexipsiVO1
Interpeduncular nucleus rostrodorsal subnucleusipsiIPRrd-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA0
Parastriatal nucleuscontraPS-1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus central partcontraVMHC0
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partcontraVMHVL0
Ventral pallidum medial partcontraVPm0

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
MesencephalonipsiMEC0.5
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG0.5
Periventricular gray matteripsiPVG0.5
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN2.5
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC3
Substantia nigra compact part dorsal tieripsiSNCD0.5
Substantia nigra compact part medial tieripsiSNCM0.5
Substantia nigra compact part ventral tieripsiSNCV0.5
Substantia nigra lateral partipsiSNL1
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR1
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA4
Ventral tegmental area A10 lateral part of the caudal partipsiVTALcp1
Ventral tegmental area A10 caudomedial partipsiVTACM3
Ventral tegmental area A10 lateral partipsiVTAL-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10 medial nucleiipsiVTAmn-0.5
Interfascicular nucleusipsiIF1
Ventral tegmental area A10 ventral part of middle partipsiVTAvmi3
Ventral tegmental area rostral partipsiVTAR1
Ventral tegmental area rostral ventromedial partipsiVTARVM3
Parabrachial pigmented nucleusipsiPBP3
Paranigral nucleusipsiPN1
Caudal linear nucleus of the rapheipsiCLi1
Retrorubral nucleusipsiRR1
Locus coeruleusipsiLC-0.5
Locus coeruleus cell body regionipsiLCcB0.5
Border of the locus coeruleusipsibLC2
Ventromedial border of the locus coeruleusipsibLCVM-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleusipsiLPB-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus central partipsiLPBC-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus external partipsiLPBE-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus lateral partipsiLPBL-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus superior partipsiLPBS-0.5
Parabrachial nucleus central lateral partipsiPBCeL-0.5
Parabrachial nucleus medialipsiPBnMe-0.5
Medial parabrachial nucleus external partipsiMPBE-0.5
Medullary reticular nucleusipsiMdD-10
Area postremaipsiAP-10
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partipsiSolC-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial partipsiSolM-0.5
Raphe nucleiipsiRAN1
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR2
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC3
Dorsal raphe nucleus dorsal partipsiDRD-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus ventral partipsiDRV-0.5
Rostral linear nucleus of the rapheipsiRLi2
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR-0.5
Caudal ventrolateral medullaipsiCVLM-0.5
Rostral ventrolateral medullaipsiRVLM-0.5
A1 noradrenalin cells C1 adrenaline cellsipsiA1/C1-10
A2 noradrenergic cellsipsiA2-0.5
Dorsal endopiriform nucleusipsiDEn-0.5
Substantia innominataipsiSI2
Substantia innominata sublenticular partipsiSIS-0.5
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO2
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA1
Medial preoptic area dorsolateral partipsiMPADL2
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC0
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR0
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH2
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior partipsiLHAa-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM1
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM2
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus central partipsiVMHC-0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiVMHVL-0.5
Periventricular zoneipsiPVZ0.5
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc-0.5
Arcuate nucleus lateral partipsiArcL-0.5
Arcuate nucleus medial partipsiArcM-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus dorsal cap [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaDC-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus dorsal partipsiPaD-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvocellular division ventral partipsiPavPoV-0.5
Paraventricular nucleus ventral partipsiPaVe-0.5
Periventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPe3
Supramammillar nucleusipsiSuM1
A8 dopamine cells retrorubral groupipsiRRF-0.5
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF-0.5
Perifornical nucleus lateral partipsiPeFL-0.5
Perifornical nucleus medial partipsiPeFM-0.5
Retrochiasmatic areaipsiRCh-0.5
Central medial thalamic nucleusipsiCM1
Central medial thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiCMca-0.5
Central medial thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiCMr3
Paracentral thalamic nucleusipsiPC1
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF-0.5
Parafascicular thalamic nucleus medial partipsiPFM1
Rhomboid thalamic nucleusipsiRh3
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD-0.5
Intermediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiIMD1
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus central partipsiMDC-0.5
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus medial partipsiMDM-0.5
Midline group of the dorsal thalamusipsiMTN-0.5
Paratenial thalamic nucleusipsiPT4
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV3
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus anterior partipsiPVA4
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiPVca-0.5
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus posterior partipsiPVP4
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe1
Intralaminar nucleiipsiILN-0.5
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiLDDM-0.5
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiLDVL-0.5
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiSPF2
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiSPFr1
Zona incerta medial partipsiZIm0.5
Tuber cinereum areaipsiTC1
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb1
Basal nucleusipsiBnc3
Accessory basal nucleusipsiAB3
Basal nucleus parvicellular partipsiBpc-0.5
Basal nucleus parvicellular part rostral regionipsiBpcr2
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiBL3
Anterior basolateral nucleusipsiBLA2
Basolateral nucleus caudal partipsiBLCP3
Basolateral nucleus rostral partipsiBLRP1
Posterior basolateral nucleusipsiBLP3
Basomedial amygdaloid nucleusipsiBM3
Basomedial nucleus magnocellular division rostral partipsiABmcrp-0.5
Lateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiLA3
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis fusiform partipsiFu2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis oval nucleusipsiBSTo-10
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis dorsal nucleusipsiBSTd3
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis ventral tipipsiBNSTvt2
Central amygdaloid nucleus lateral divisionipsiCeL1.5
Interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure medial partipsiIPACM-0.5
Amygdalopiriform transition areaipsiAPir3
Amygdalopiriform transition area lateral partipsiAPirLP-1
Amygdalohippocampal areaipsiAHi3
Anterior part of the claustrumipsiACl3
Globus pallidusipsiGP-0.5
Ventral pallidumipsiVP-0.5
Ventral pallidum lateral partipsiVPlp-0.5
Ventral pallidum medial partipsiVPm3
Ventral pallidum ventromedial partipsiVPvm-0.5
Accumbens nucleus coreipsiAcbC2
Ventral coreipsiAcbCv1
Accumbens nucleus shellipsiAcbSh-0.5
Accumbens nucleus shell caudal partipsiAcbShc3
Caudal accumbens nucleus shellipsiAcbShC0.5
Field CA1 of hippocampusipsiCA12
Field CA1 of hippocampus layer stratum pyramidaleipsiCA1pyr-0.5
Field CA1 of hippocampus layer stratum oriensipsiCA1or1
Field CA1 of hippocampus ventral layer stratum pyramidal cellsipsiCA1vL3spc-0.5
Field CA2 of hippocampus layer stratum pyramidaleipsiCA2pyr1
Field CA2 of hippocampus layer stratum oriensipsiCA2or1
Field CA3 of hippocampus layer stratum pyramidaleipsiCA3pyr1
Field CA3 of hippocampus layer stratum oriensipsiCA3or1
SubiculumipsiS2
Subiculum dorsal partipsiSd-0.5
Subiculum ventral partipsiSv4
Entorhinal cortexipsiEnt1
Medial entorhinal cortexipsiMEnt-0.5
Piriform cortexipsiPir-0.5
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC1
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL3
Prelimbic cortex centroventral partipsiPrLcv3
Prelimbic cortex dorsal partipsiPrLd1
Prelimbic cortex layer 5ipsiPrLL5-0.5
Prelimbic cortex layer 6ipsiPrLL6-0.5
Prelimbic cortex ventral partipsiPrLv-3
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL3
Infralimbic cortex layer 5ipsiILL5-0.5
Infralimbic cortex layer 6ipsiILL6-0.5
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI-0.5
Ventral area of the anterior agranular insular cortexipsiVAiA-0.5
Agranular insular cortex dorsal part caudal regionipsiAIDc1
Agranular insular cortex rostral partipsiRAIC1
Agranular insular cortex posterior partipsiAIP-0.5
Agranular insular cortex ventral partipsiAIV3
Dorsal part of the granular insular cortex rostroventrally adjacent to the rostralmost part of S2ipsidGlrvs20
Perirhinal cortexipsiA351
Prefrontal cortexipsiPFC2
Prefrontal cortex deep layersipsiPFCLd0.5
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC3
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsimPFCL52
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 3ipsimPFCL32
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 2ipsimPFCL22
Ventral medial prefrontal cortexipsivmPFC-0.5
Orbital cortexipsiOrC2
Medial orbital cortexipsiMO-0.5
Lateral septal nucleusipsiLS2
Lateral septal nucleus dorsal partipsiLSD1
Substantia nigra compact partcontraSNC-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA1
Ventral tegmental area A10 lateral partcontraVTAL-0.5
Locus coeruleus cell body regioncontraLCcB0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus central partcontraLPBC-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus external partcontraLPBE-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus lateral partcontraLPBL-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus superior partcontraLPBS-0.5
Medullary reticular nucleuscontraMdD-10
Area postremacontraAP-10
Nucleus of the solitary tractcontraSol-10
Dorsal raphe nucleus dorsal partcontraDRD-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus ventral partcontraDRV-0.5
Median raphe nucleuscontraMnR-0.5
A1 noradrenalin cells C1 adrenaline cellscontraA1/C1-10
Lateral hypothalamic areacontraLH1
Perifornical nucleus lateral partcontraPeFL-0.5
Perifornical nucleus medial partcontraPeFM-0.5
Central medial thalamic nucleuscontraCM-0.5
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleuscontraMD-0.5
Midline group of the dorsal thalamuscontraMTN-0.5
Paratenial thalamic nucleuscontraPT-0.5
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus anterior partcontraPVA-0.5
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus posterior partcontraPVP-0.5
Entorhinal cortexcontraEnt0.5
Agranular insular cortex rostral partcontraRAIC1
Dorsal part of the granular insular cortex rostroventrally adjacent to the rostralmost part of S2contradGlrvs20
Medial prefrontal cortexcontramPFC1
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 5contramPFCL51
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 2contramPFCL20.5
Lateral septal nucleus dorsal partcontraLSD-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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