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Ventrolateral tegmental area left


Abbreviation
VLTg
Color       
Superior regionsTegmental area

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Ventrolateral tegmental areaVLTgEng
Ventrolateral pontine tegmentum Eng
Ventrolateral medullary tegmentum Eng
Ventrolateral tegmental relay zone Eng

SubregionsSide
Dorsomedial part of the ventrolateral tegmental arealeft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central gray dorsal partipsiCGD1
Central gray lateral partipsiCGL1
Paralemniscal nucleusipsiPL1
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG1
Dorsal periaqueductal grayipsiDPAG1
Lateral periaqueductal grayipsiLPAG1
Periaqueductal gray caudal partipsiPAGc3
Periaqueductal gray rostrocaudal extentipsiPAGroe1
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG4
Red nucleusipsiR1
External cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiECIC2
Intercollicular nucleusipsiInCo2
Superior colliculus superficial layersipsiSCs1
Superior colliculus intermediate and deep layersipsiSCidLa-0.5
Superior colliculus intermediate layersipsiSCi2
Superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCd3
Midline ventral tegmental nucleusipsiMVTA3
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN-0.5
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC1
Substantia nigra lateral partipsiSNL1
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg1
Paraflocculus ventral partipsiPFlv-0.5
FlocculusipsiFl-0.5
Intermediate interstitial nucleus of the medial longitudinal fasciculusipsiII1
Locus coeruleusipsiLC1
Deep mesencephalic nucleusipsiDpMe3
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN1
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partipsiPnO2
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partipsiPNC3
Cuneiforme nucleusipsiCnF1
Subcoeruleus nucleusipsiSubC1
Facial nucleus medial partipsi7M2
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleusipsiPr51
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR4
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Rostral ventrolateral medulla sympathetic premotor neuronsipsiRVLMspn-0.5
Dorsal periolivary regionipsiDPO3
Lateroventral periolivary nucleusipsiLVPO1
Medioventral periolivary nucleusipsiMVPO1
Rostral periolivary regionipsiRPO1
Superior paraolivary nucleusipsiSPO1
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiPGi1
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH1
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA1
Periventricular zoneipsiPVZ-0.5
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF1
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo1
Ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVPM1
Posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleusipsiPIL2
Supraoculomotor periaqueductal grayipsiSu31
Nucleus of the fields of ForelipsiF1
Zona incerta dorsal partipsiZID1
Zona incerta ventral partipsiZIV1
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT1
Medial forebrain bundleipsimfb-0.5
Accumbens nucleusipsiAc-1
Cerebral cortexipsiCEC3
Nucleus of the posterior commissureipsiPCom2
Recess of the inferior colliculusipsiReIC2
Gray matter of spinal cordipsiGMES4
Area X C5ipsiSCL10C52
Dorsal horn C5ipsiDHC53
Spinal cord layer 5 C5ipsiSCL5C52
Spinal cord layer 6 C5ipsiSCL6C52
Spinal cord layer 3 C5ipsiSCL3C52
Spinal cord layer 4 C5ipsiSCL4C52
Spinal cord layer 1 C5ipsiSCL1C52
Spinal cord layer 2 C5ipsiSCL2C52
Spinal cord layer 7 C5ipsiSCL7C52
Spinal cord layer 8 C5ipsiSCL8C52
Spinal cord layer 9 C5ipsiSCL9C52
Area X C6ipsiSCL10C62
Dorsal horn C6ipsiDHC63
Spinal cord layer 5 C6ipsiSCL5C62
Spinal cord layer 6 C6ipsiSCL6C62
Spinal cord layer 3 C6ipsiSCL3C62
Spinal cord layer 4 C6ipsiSCL4C62
Spinal cord layer 1 C6ipsiSCL1C62
Spinal cord layer 2 C6ipsiSCL2C62
Spinal cord layer 7 C6ipsiSCL7C62
Spinal cord layer 8 C6ipsiSCL8C62
Spinal cord layer 9 C6ipsiSCL9C62
Area X C7ipsiSCL10C72
Dorsal horn C7ipsiDHC73
Spinal cord layer 5 C7ipsiSCL5C72
Spinal cord layer 6 C7ipsiSCL6C72
Spinal cord layer 3 C7ipsiSCL3C72
Spinal cord layer 4 C7ipsiSCL4C72
Spinal cord layer 1 C7ipsiSCL1C72
Spinal cord layer 2 C7ipsiSCL2C72
Spinal cord layer 7 C7ipsiSCL7C72
Spinal cord layer 8 C7ipsiSCL8C72
Spinal cord layer 9 C7ipsiSCL9C72
Area X C8ipsiSCL10C82
Dorsal horn C8ipsiDHC83
Spinal cord layer 5 C8ipsiSCL5C82
Spinal cord layer 6 C8ipsiSCL6C82
Spinal cord layer 3 C8ipsiSCL3C82
Spinal cord layer 4 C8ipsiSCL4C82
Spinal cord layer 1 C8ipsiSCL1C82
Spinal cord layer 2 C8ipsiSCL2C82
Spinal cord layer 7 C8ipsiSCL7C82
Spinal cord layer 8 C8ipsiSCL8C82
Spinal cord layer 9 C8ipsiSCL9C82
Thoracal segmentsipsiTSeg4
Thoracal segment 1ipsiT1-0.5
Dorsal horn T1ipsiDHT12
Thoracal segment 2ipsiT2-0.5
Dorsal horn T2ipsiDHT22
Thoracal segment 3ipsiT3-0.5
Dorsal horn T3ipsiDHT32
Dorsal horn T4ipsiDHT42
Dorsal horn T5ipsiDHT52
Dorsal horn T6ipsiDHT62
Area X T7ipsiSCL10T71.5
Dorsal horn T7ipsiDHT72
Spinal cord layer 5 T7ipsiSCL5T71.5
Spinal cord layer 6 T7ipsiSCL6T71.5
Spinal cord layer 3 T7ipsiSCL3T71.5
Spinal cord layer 4 T7ipsiSCL4T71.5
Spinal cord layer 1 T7ipsiSCL1T71.5
Spinal cord layer 2 T7ipsiSCL2T71.5
Spinal cord layer 7 T7ipsiSCL7T71.5
Spinal cord layer 8 T7ipsiSCL8T71.5
Spinal cord layer 9 T7ipsiSCL9T71.5
Area X T8ipsiSCL10T81.5
Dorsal horn T8ipsiDHT82
Spinal cord layer 5 T8ipsiSCL5T81.5
Spinal cord layer 6 T8ipsiSCL6T81.5
Spinal cord layer 3 T8ipsiSCL3T81.5
Spinal cord layer 4 T8ipsiSCL4T81.5
Spinal cord layer 1 T8ipsiSCL1T81.5
Spinal cord layer 2 T8ipsiSCL2T81.5
Spinal cord layer 7 T8ipsiSCL7T81.5
Spinal cord layer 8 T8ipsiSCL8T81.5
Spinal cord layer 9 T8ipsiSCL9T81.5
Dorsal horn T9ipsiDHT92
Dorsal horn T10ipsiDHT102
Dorsal horn T11ipsiDHT112
Dorsal horn T12ipsiDHT122
Area X T13ipsiSCL10T131.5
Dorsal horn T13ipsiDHT132
Spinal cord layer 5 T13ipsiSCL5T131.5
Spinal cord layer 6 T13ipsiSCL6T131.5
Spinal cord layer 3 T13ipsiSCL3T131.5
Spinal cord layer 4 T13ipsiSCL4T131.5
Spinal cord layer 1 T13ipsiSCL1T131.5
Spinal cord layer 2 T13ipsiSCL2T131.5
Spinal cord layer 7 T13ipsiSCL7T131.5
Spinal cord layer 8 T13ipsiSCL8T131.5
Spinal cord layer 9 T13ipsiSCL9T131.5
Area X L1ipsiSCL10L11.5
Dorsal horn L1ipsiDHL12
Spinal cord layer 5 L1ipsiSCL5L11.5
Spinal cord layer 6 L1ipsiSCL6L11.5
Spinal cord layer 3 L1ipsiSCL3L11.5
Spinal cord layer 4 L1ipsiSCL4L11.5
Spinal cord layer 1 L1ipsiSCL1L11.5
Spinal cord layer 2 L1ipsiSCL2L11.5
Spinal cord layer 7 L1ipsiSCL7L11.5
Spinal cord layer 8 L1ipsiSCL8L11.5
Spinal cord layer 9 L1ipsiSCL9L11.5
Dorsal horn L2ipsiDHL22
Dorsal horn L3ipsiDHL32
Dorsal horn L4ipsiDHL42
Dorsal horn L5ipsiDHL52
Dorsal horn L6ipsiDHL62
Dorsal horn S1ipsiDHS12
Central gray dorsal partcontraCGD1
Central gray lateral partcontraCGL1
Paralemniscal nucleuscontraPL1
Red nucleuscontraR1
External cortex of the inferior colliculuscontraECIC1
Intercollicular nucleuscontraInCo1
Superior colliculus superficial layerscontraSCs1
Superior colliculus intermediate layerscontraSCi1
Superior colliculus deep layerscontraSCd1
Substantia nigra compact partcontraSNC1
Substantia nigra lateral partcontraSNL1
Ventrolateral tegmental areacontraVLTg3
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleuscontraPPTg1
Intermediate interstitial nucleus of the medial longitudinal fasciculuscontraII1
Deep mesencephalic nucleuscontraDpMe1
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partcontraPnO2
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partcontraPNC3
Cuneiforme nucleuscontraCnF1
Facial nucleus medial partcontra7M3
Dorsal periolivary regioncontraDPO2
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraPGi-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areacontraLH1
Posterior hypothalamic areacontraPHA1
Parafascicular thalamic nucleuscontraPF1
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupcontraPo1
Posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleuscontraPIL1
Supraoculomotor periaqueductal graycontraSu31
Zona incerta dorsal partcontraZID1
Anterior pretectal nucleuscontraAPT1
Nucleus of the posterior commissurecontraPCom1
Spinal cord layers C1contraSCLC1-0.5
Spinal cord layers C2contraSCLC2-0.5
Spinal cord layers C3contraSCLC3-0.5
Spinal cord layers C4contraSCLC4-0.5
Spinal cord layers C5contraSCLC52
Spinal cord layers C6contraSCLC62
Spinal cord layers C7contraSCLC72
Spinal cord layers C8contraSCLC82
Thoracal segment 7contraT7-0.5
Thoracal segment 8contraT8-0.5
Dorsal horn T13contraDHT133
Lumbar segment 1contraL1-0.5
Dorsal horn L1contraDHL13
Lumbar segment 2contraL2-0.5
Lumbar segment 3contraL3-0.5
Lumbar segment 4contraL4-0.5
Lumbar segment 5contraL5-0.5
Lumbar segment 6contraL6-0.5
Spinal gray mattercontraSGM2
Median nerveipsimen3
Ulnar nerveipsiuln3
Bulbospongiosus muscleipsiMuscbsp1

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central gray dorsal partipsiCGD3
Central gray lateral partipsiCGL3
Nuclei of the lateral lemniscusipsiNLL0
Paralemniscal nucleusipsiPL2
Nucleus of DarkschewitschipsiDk2
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculusipsiCIC0
External cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiECIC3
Dorsal cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiDCIC-0.5
Intercollicular nucleusipsiInCo3
Superior colliculusipsiSC0
Superior colliculus superficial layersipsiSCs1
Superior colliculus intermediate and deep layersipsiSCidLa-0.5
Superior colliculus intermediate layersipsiSCi2
Superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCd3
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC1
Substantia nigra lateral partipsiSNL2
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR1
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA1
Magnocellular tegmental fieldipsiVeMTmagno1
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg1
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg1
Medial ventral paraflocculusipsiPFlvM0
Intermediate interstitial nucleus of the medial longitudinal fasciculusipsiII2
Locus coeruleusipsiLC1
Deep mesencephalic nucleusipsiDpMe1
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partipsiPnO2
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partipsiPNC3
Cuneiforme nucleusipsiCnF1
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB1
Subcoeruleus nucleusipsiSubC1
Area postremaipsiAP1
Spinal trigeminal nucleusipsiSp5nc1
Cochlear nucleusipsiCON-0.5
Cochlear root neuronsipsiCORN-0.5
Vestibular nucleiipsiVnc1
Nucleus of the solitary tract intermediate partipsiSolIM-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract lateral partipsiSolL1.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial partipsiSolM1.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract ventral partipsiSolV1.5
Dorsal motor nucleus of vagusipsi10-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg1
Raphe obscurus nucleusipsiROb1
Raphe pallidus nucleusipsiRPa1
Dorsal periolivary regionipsiDPO1
Lateroventral periolivary nucleusipsiLVPO1
Medioventral periolivary nucleusipsiMVPO1
Rostral periolivary regionipsiRPO1
Superior paraolivary nucleusipsiSPO1
Basal nucleus MeynertipsiB1
Substantia innominataipsiSI1
Intermediate hypothalamic cell groupsipsiIHCG1
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO2
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy0
Lateral zoneipsiLHA1
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH1
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA1
Dorsal hypothalamic areaipsiDA2
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH1.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiVMHVL1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa1
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF1
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo2
Supraoculomotor periaqueductal grayipsiSu31
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiSPF1
Zona incertaipsiZI3
Nucleus of the fields of ForelipsiF2
Zona incerta dorsal partipsiZID3
Zona incerta ventral partipsiZIV1
Tuber cinereum areaipsiTC1
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT1
Amygdaloid complexipsiAC1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis anterior medial partipsiBSTAM2
Accumbens nucleusipsiAc-0.5
Medial accumbens shellipsiAcbShm-0.5
Ventral shellipsiAcbShv-0.5
Limbic regionsipsiLR-0.5
Cingulate cortex area 1ipsiCg11
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL-0.5
Frontal cortex area 1ipsiFr11
Frontal cortex area 2ipsiFr21
Frontal cortex area 3ipsiFr31
Parietal cortex area 1ipsiPar11
Parietal cortex area 2ipsiPar21
Temporal association area 2ipsiTe21
Temporal association cortex 1ipsiTeA1
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI1
Agranular insular cortex rostral partipsiRAIC2
Ventrolateral orbital areaipsiVLO1
Nucleus of the posterior commissureipsiPCom2
Precommissural nucleusipsiPrC1
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG2
Recess of the inferior colliculusipsiReIC2
Central gray dorsal partcontraCGD1
Central gray lateral partcontraCGL1
Nuclei of the lateral lemniscuscontraNLL-0.5
Paralemniscal nucleuscontraPL2
Nucleus of DarkschewitschcontraDk1
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculuscontraCIC-0.5
External cortex of the inferior colliculuscontraECIC3
Superior colliculuscontraSC-0.5
Superior colliculus intermediate layerscontraSCi1
Superior colliculus deep layerscontraSCd1
Substantia nigra compact partcontraSNC1
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA1
Ventrolateral tegmental areacontraVLTg3
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleuscontraPPTg1
Medial ventral paraflocculuscontraPFlvM-0.5
Intermediate interstitial nucleus of the medial longitudinal fasciculuscontraII1
Locus coeruleuscontraLC1
Deep mesencephalic nucleuscontraDpMe3
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partcontraPnO2
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partcontraPNC2
Subcoeruleus nucleuscontraSubC1
Ambiguus nucleuscontraAmb-0.5
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleuscontraPr53
Spinal trigeminal nucleuscontraSp5nc3
Cochlear nucleuscontraCON4
Anteroventral cochlear nucleuscontraAVCON3
Dorsal part of the anteroventral cochlear nucleuscontraAVCOND3
Rostral part of the anteroventral cochlear nucleuscontraAVCONrp-0.5
Dorsal cochlear nucleuscontraDC3
Cochlear root of the vestibulocochlear nervecontra8cn4
Cochlear root neuronscontraCORN3
Vestibular nucleicontraVnc3
Nucleus intercalatuscontraNic1.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract caudal polecontraSolcap1.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract lateral partcontraSolL0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial partcontraSolM0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract rostral polecontraSolrop1.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract ventral partcontraSolV0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleuscontraDR1
Dorsal column nucleicontraDCN3
Dorsal periolivary regioncontraDPO1
Intermediate hypothalamic cell groupscontraIHCG-0.5
Lateral preoptic areacontraLPO1
Medial preoptic areacontraMPA1
Lateral zonecontraLHA-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areacontraLH1
Anterior hypothalamic areacontraAHA-0.5
Dorsal hypothalamic areacontraDA1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleuscontraVMH-0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partcontraVMHVL-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleuscontraPa-0.5
Perifornical nucleuscontraPeF-0.5
Zona incerta dorsal partcontraZID1
Zona incerta ventral partcontraZIV1
Tuber cinereum areacontraTC1
Cingulate cortex area 1contraCg11
Prelimbic cortexcontraPrL-0.5
Frontal cortex area 1contraFr11
Frontal cortex area 2contraFr21
Frontal cortex area 3contraFr31
Parietal cortex area 1contraPar11
Parietal cortex area 2contraPar21
Temporal association area 2contraTe21
Temporal association cortex 1contraTeA1
Agranular insular cortexcontraAI1
Nucleus of the posterior commissurecontraPCom1
Recess of the inferior colliculuscontraReIC1

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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