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Hindlimb motor cortex left


Abbreviation
HMCx
Color       
Superior regionsLateral agranular prefrontal cortex

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Hindlimb motor cortexHMCx 
Hindlimb projection area Eng
Hindlimb area of cortex Eng
Primary motor cortex hindlimb area Eng
Hindlimb area of the motor cortex Eng
Hindlimb motor area Eng

SubregionsSide
Ankle dorsiflexion motor cortexleft
Ankle extension motor cortexleft
Ankle plantar flexion motor cortexleft
Hindlimb motor cortex layersleft
Knee flexion motor cortexleft
Leg motor cortexleft
Toe 5 flexion motor cortexleft
Knee motor cortexleft
Ankle motor arealeft
Medial half of the hindlimb motor cortexleft
Hindlimb motor cortex caudal partleft
Hip motor cortexleft
Caudal hindlimb motor cortexleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Lateral caudal part of the ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiLCVLPAG-0.5
Red nucleus ventral partipsiRV-0.5
Red nucleus ventrolateral partipsiRveL-0.5
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars compactaipsiPPNC3
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars dissipataipsiPPNd2
Precerebellar nucleiipsiPCN1
Pontine nuclei caudal partipsiBPNc3
Pontine nuclei centrocaudal partipsiBPNcc-0.5
Magnocellular reticular nucleus beta partipsiNRMCb2
Nucleus reticularis ventralis pars alphaipsiRVa2
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN1
Pontine reticular nucleus oral part lateral partipsiPnOL3
Pontine reticular nucleus oral part medial partipsiPnOm2
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part alphaipsiPnOca2
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part betaipsiPnOcb2
Peribrachial regionipsiPBR3
Cuneiforme nucleusipsiCnF2
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi1
Subcoeruleus nucleusipsiSubC3
Superior central raphe nucleusipsiCS-0.5
Caudoventral reticular nucleusipsiCVL2.5
Inferior oliveipsiIO-0.5
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleusipsiLPGi2
Rostrocaudal extent of the medullaipsiMeObRc2
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo3
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVL4
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleus dorsal partipsiVLD-0.5
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiVLRo3
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleus dorsolateral partipsiVLdL-0.5
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleus ventral partipsiVLv0.5
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleus lateral partipsiVLLa0.5
Ventrobasal complexipsiVB3
Ventrobasal complex dorsorostral partipsiVBDR-0.5
Ventromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVM2
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtr3
External lamella of the dorsal region in the rostral reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRtrDe-0.5
Ventral medial nucleus of the thalamusipsiVMT3
Dorsomedial striatumipsiCPudm3
Dorsomedial striatum rostral partipsiCPudmr2
Dorsolateral striatumipsiCPudl3
Dorsolateral striatum dorsal partipsiCPudlD3
Ventrolateral striatumipsiCPuvl1
Caudal whisker motor areaipsiCWMA-0.5
Dorsoventral spinal cordipsiDVHMES3
Cervical segment 5ipsiCS51
Cervical segment 6ipsiCS61
Cervical segment 7ipsiCS71
Cervical segment 8ipsiCS81
Thoracal segment 1ipsiT11
Lumbar enlargementipsiLSegE0.5
Ventral horn of spinal cordipsiVHMES-0.5
Copula of the pyramiscontraCop-1
Pontine nuclei caudal partcontraBPNc1
Magnocellular reticular nucleus beta partcontraNRMCb2
Pontine reticular nucleuscontraPRN0.5
Pontine reticular nucleus oral part lateral partcontraPnOL2
Pontine reticular nucleus oral part medial partcontraPnOm2
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part betacontraPnOcb1
Gigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraGi1
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleuscontraLPGi1
Internal capsulecontraic-2
Dorsal funiculuscontradfu-2
Dorsomedial striatumcontraCPudm1
Dorsomedial striatum rostral partcontraCPudmr1
Dorsolateral striatumcontraCPudl2
Dorsolateral striatum dorsal partcontraCPudlD2
Ventrolateral striatumcontraCPuvl1
Pyramidal tractcontrapy-2
Cervical segment 5contraCS51
Cervical segment 6contraCS61
Ventral horn C6contraVHC60.5
Cervical segment 7contraCS71
Ventral horn C7contraVHC70.5
Cervical segment 8contraCS81
Thoracal segment 1contraT11
Thoracal segment 5contraT5-0.5
Thoracal segment 6contraT6-0.5
Thoracal segment 7contraT7-0.5
Thoracal segment 8contraT8-0.5
Thoracal segment 9contraT9-0.5
Spinal cord layers T10contraSCLT10-0.5
Lumbar segmentscontraLSeg-0.5
Lumbar enlargementcontraLSegE-0.5
Lumbar segment 4contraL4-0.5
Lumbar segment 5contraL5-0.5
Spinal cord layer 3 L5contraSCL3L53
Spinal cord layer 4 L5contraSCL4L53
Lumbar segment 6contraL6-0.5
Sacral segment 1contraSa1-0.5
Ventral horn of spinal cordcontraVHMES3
Sciatic nerveipsisci-10

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA-0.5
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN0
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC1
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Centrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiCL2
Paracentral thalamic nucleusipsiPC2
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF1
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo2
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVL3
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiVLRo2
Afferent-dominant zone of the ventral anterior-lateral complex of the thalamusipsiADVAVL-0.5
Ventrobasal complexipsiVB3
Ventrobasal complex dorsorostral partipsiVBDR2
Ventromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVM2
Intralaminar nucleiipsiILN2
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleus dorsal partipsiLPD2
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleus ventral partipsiLPV2
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt1
Ventral medial nucleus of the thalamusipsiVMT-0.5
Ventral pallidumipsiVP2
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC0.5
Posterior cingulate cortexipsiPCC0
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL0
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL0
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS12
Secondary somatosensory cortexipsiS20
Pontine reticular nucleuscontraPRN0
ThalamuscontraT0

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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