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Rostromedial tegmental nucleus left


Abbreviation
RMTg
Color       
Superior regionsTegmental area

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Rostromedial tegmental nucleusRMTn 
Rostromedial tegmental nucleusRMTgEng

SubregionsSide
Rostromedial tegmental nucleus medial partleft
Rostromedial tegmental nucleus lateral partleft
Rostromedial tegmental nucleus caudolateral partleft
Rostromedial tegmental nucleus dorsomedial partleft
Rostromedial tegmental nucleus coreleft
Caudal rostromedial tegmental nucleusleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG2
Tegmental areaipsiTGA2
Peduncularpontine nucleusipsiPPN-0.5
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN-0.5
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC3
Substantia nigra compact part dorsal tieripsiSNCD2
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR2
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA3
Ventral tegmental area A10 caudal partipsiVTAcp2
Ventral tegmental area A10 medial partipsiVTAM1
Ventral tegmental area rostral partipsiVTAR3
Parabrachial pigmented nucleus rostrolateral partipsiPBPRL2
Parabrachial pigmented nucleus caudal partipsiPBPC2
Paranigral nucleusipsiPN2
Middle part of the retrorubral fieldipsiRRmi2
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg3
Ventral tegmental nucleusipsiVTg3
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg3
Locus coeruleusipsiLC0.5
Prelocus coeruleus nucleusipsiPLC0.5
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi1
Subcoeruleus nucleusipsiSubC0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR3
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus dorsal coreipsiDRDc3
Shell of dorsal part of the dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDRsD1
Dorsal raphe nucleus lateral wingipsiDRlw1
Dorsal raphe nucleus rostral partipsiDRr1
Dorsal raphe nucleus ventral partipsiDRV1
A8 dopamine cells retrorubral groupipsiRRF3
A8 dopamine cells retrorubral group lateral partipsiRRFL3
A8 dopamine cells retrorubral group medial partipsiRRFm3
Tegmental areacontraTGA1.5
Substantia nigra compact part dorsal tiercontraSNCD1.5
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA1.5
Parabrachial pigmented nucleus rostrolateral partcontraPBPRL1.5
Parabrachial pigmented nucleus caudal partcontraPBPC1.5
Paranigral nucleuscontraPN1.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus dorsal corecontraDRDc3

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Fasciculus retroflexusipsifr3
Dorsal periaqueductal grayipsiDPAG2
Lateral periaqueductal grayipsiLPAG2
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG1
Superior colliculusipsiSC1
Peduncularpontine nucleus rostral partipsiPPNR-0.5
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN1
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg1
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg1
Cerebellar nucleiipsiDCeN2
Barringtons nucleusipsiBar1
Locus coeruleusipsiLC1
Pontine grayipsiPG1
Dorsomedial tegmental areaipsiDMTg1
Deep mesencephalic nucleusipsiDpMe2
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN1
Cuneiforme nucleusipsiCnF1
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB2
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1
Dorsal raphe nucleus dorsal coreipsiDRDc3
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Raphe interpositus nucleusipsiRIP1
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg1
Endopiriform systemipsiEnN1
Nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal bandipsiHDB1
Medial septal nucleusipsiMS1
Navicular nucleus of the basal forebrainipsiNv1
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO3
Region of transition between lateral preoptic area and lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLPOTLH1
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA2
Magnocellular preoptic nucleusipsiMCPO1
Tenia tectaipsiTT1
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC1
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH3
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA1
Dorsal hypothalamic areaipsiDA1
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA2
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa1
Premammillary nucleusipsiPMAN1
A8 dopamine cells retrorubral groupipsiRRF1
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF1
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD3
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV3
Zona incertaipsiZI2
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb3
Lateral habenular nucleus central partipsiLHbc3
Lateral habenular nucleus lateral partipsiLHbL3
Lateral habenular nucleus lateral part magnocellular subnucleusipsiLHbLMc3
Lateral habenular nucleus lateral part oval subnucleusipsiLHbLO-0.5
Lateral habenular nucleus rostral half of the lateral partipsiLHbRhL-0.5
Lateral habenular nucleus medial partipsiLHbM3
Lateral habenular nucleus medial part marginal subnucleusipsiLHbMMg1
Anterior subnucleus of the medial subdivision of the lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHbAM2
Central subnucleus of the medial part of the lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHbMCe1
Lateral habenular nucleus oval subnucleusipsiLHbos2
Basomedial amygdaloid nucleusipsiBM1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST1
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe1
Interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissureipsiIPAC1
Sublenticular extended amygdalaipsiSLEA1
Anterior amygdaloid areaipsiAA1
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe1
ClaustrumipsiCl1
Ventral pallidumipsiVP2
Accumbens nucleus coreipsiAcbC1
Accumbens nucleus shellipsiAcbSh2
Cingulate cortexipsiCg2
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL2
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL1
Insular cortexipsiICX2
Dorsal peduncular cortexipsiDP1
Lateral orbital cortexipsiLO1
Medial orbital cortexipsiMO1
Ventral orbital cortexipsiVO1
Lateral septal nucleusipsiLS2
Superior colliculuscontraSC3
Lateral habenular nucleuscontraLHb1

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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