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Whisker motor cortex subfields left


Abbreviation
WMCxS
Color       
Superior regionsWhiskers motor cortex

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Whisker motor cortex subfieldsWMCxS 

SubregionsSide
Whisker motor cortex row Aleft
Whisker motor cortex row Bleft
Whisker motor cortex row Cleft
Whisker motor cortex row Dleft
Whisker motor cortex row Eleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central gray lateral partipsiCGL-0.5
Red nucleus parvicellular partipsiROC1
Superior colliculusipsiSC-0.5
Superior colliculus intermediate layersipsiSCi-0.5
Deep gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiDpG-0.5
Pontine nucleiipsiPn3
Reticular systemipsiRF1
Deep mesencephalic nucleusipsiDpMe3
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN0.5
Centrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiCL2
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF1
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo2
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus lateral partipsiMDL2
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVL2
Ventromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVM2
Zona incertaipsiZI-0.5
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT2
Caudate putamenipsiCPu2
Retrosplenial agranular cortexipsiRSA-0.5
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 5ipsiFr1L5-0.5
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 1ipsiFr1L1-0.5
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 2ipsiFr1L2-0.5
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 3ipsiFr1L3-0.5
Parietal cortex area 1 layer 1ipsiPar1L12
Parietal cortex area 1 layer 2ipsiPar1L21
Parietal cortex area 1 layer 3ipsiPar1L31
Parietal cortex area 1 layer 5ipsiPar1L52
Parietal cortex area 2 layer 5ipsiPar2L52
Parietal cortex area 2 layer 1ipsiPar2L12
Perirhinal cortexipsiA35-0.5
Lateral orbital cortexipsiLO-0.5
Ventrolateral orbital areaipsiVLO-0.5
Pyramidal tractipsipy-2
Spinal trigeminal nucleus oral partcontraSp5O1
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleuscontraVL1
Caudate putamencontraCPu1
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 5contraFr1L52
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 1contraFr1L12
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 2contraFr1L22
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 3contraFr1L32
Parietal cortex area 1 layer 1contraPar1L11

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Centrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiCL2
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo1
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus lateral partipsiMDL2
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVL2
Ventromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVM2
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 1ipsiFr1L1-0.5
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 2ipsiFr1L2-0.5
Frontal cortex area 1 layer 3ipsiFr1L3-0.5
Parietal cortex area 2 layer 3ipsiPar2L32
Parietal cortex area 2 layer 5ipsiPar2L52
Parietal cortex area 2 layer 1ipsiPar2L12
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleuscontraVL1

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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