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Nucleus of the posterior commissure left


Abbreviation
PCom
Color       
Superior regionsCommissural systems

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Nucleus posterior commissure  
Nucleus of posterior commissure  
 NPCEng
N. posterior commissure  
Posterior commissural nucleus  
Nucleus of the posterior commissurePComEng
Nucleus commissurae posterioris Eng
Nucleus of the posterior commissureNPCEng

SubregionsSide
Parvocellular nucleus of the posterior commissureleft
Nucleus of the posterior commissure rostral partleft
Nucleus of the posterior commissure caudal partleft
Ventral part of the nucleus of the posterior commissureleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Nucleus of DarkschewitschipsiDk0
Oculomotor nucleusipsi32
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG2
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG2
Periventricular gray matteripsiPVG2
Superior colliculusipsiSC2
Superior colliculus superficial layersipsiSCs-0.5
Superior colliculus intermediate and deep layersipsiSCidLa-0.5
Superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCd2
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA3
Ventrolateral tegmental areaipsiVLTg2
Lateral tegmental nucleusipsiLTN3
Ventral tegmental nucleusipsiVTg3
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg3
Dorsal tegmental nucleus ventromedial partipsiDTgVM1
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW1
Interstitial nucleus of CajalipsiInC0
Reticulotegmental nucleusipsiRETn2
Prepositus nucleusipsiPr0
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF2
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN2
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partipsiPnO1
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partipsiPNC1
Raphe nucleiipsiRAN3
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR3
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR3
Pontine raphe nucleusipsiPnR0
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg0
Inferior oliveipsiIO0
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiPGi1
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH1
Medial division of the hypothalamusipsiMdH0.5
Subincertal nucleusipsiSubI1
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complexipsiLGd2
Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complexipsiLGv0
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo1
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD2
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus central partipsiMDC2
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiLD2
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiSPFc1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus medial partipsiSPFme1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiSPFr1
Zona incertaipsiZI1
Zona incerta caudal partipsiZIC1
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT-0.5
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh2
Subthalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiSThdm1
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC2
Posterior commissureipsipc-2
Ventral geniculate nucleus lateral partipsiVGL-0.5
Spinal cordipsiMES-0.5
Cervical segment 1ipsiCS11
Intermediomedial cell column C1ipsiIMMC1-0.5
Cervical segment 2ipsiCS21
Intermediomedial cell column C2ipsiIMMC2-0.5
Cervical segment 3ipsiCS3-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column C3ipsiIMMC3-0.5
Cervical segment 4ipsiCS4-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column C4ipsiIMMC4-0.5
Cervical segment 5ipsiCS5-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column C5ipsiIMMC5-0.5
Cervical segment 6ipsiCS6-0.5
Cervical segment 7ipsiCS7-0.5
Cervical segment 8ipsiCS8-0.5
Lumbosacral spinal cordipsiLSSC-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column L1ipsiIMML12
Intermediomedial cell column L2ipsiIMML22
Intermediomedial cell column L3ipsiIMML32
Intermediomedial cell column L4ipsiIMML42
Intermediomedial cell column L5ipsiIMML52
Intermediomedial cell column L6ipsiIMML62
Periaqueductal graycontraPAG0.5
Superior colliculuscontraSC1
Superior colliculus intermediate and deep layerscontraSCidLa-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA3
Ventrolateral tegmental areacontraVLTg1
Lateral tegmental nucleuscontraLTN3
Ventral tegmental nucleuscontraVTg3
Dorsal tegmental nucleuscontraDTg3
Edinger Westphal nucleuscontraEW-0.5
Interstitial nucleus of CajalcontraInC0
Prepositus nucleuscontraPr0.5
Mesencephalic reticular formationcontraMRF1
Pontine reticular nucleuscontraPRN1
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partcontraPnO1
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partcontraPNC1
Raphe nucleicontraRAN3
Dorsal raphe nucleuscontraDR3
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraPGi-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areacontraLH0.5
Subincertal nucleuscontraSubI0.5
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus caudal partcontraSPFc0.5
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus medial partcontraSPFme0.5
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus rostral partcontraSPFr0.5
Zona incertacontraZI1
Zona incerta caudal partcontraZIC0.5
Subthalamic nucleuscontraSTh2
Subthalamic nucleus dorsomedial partcontraSThdm0.5
Nucleus of the posterior commissurecontraPCom-0.5
Spinal cordcontraMES-0.5
Cervical segment 1contraCS1-0.5
Cervical segment 2contraCS2-0.5
Cervical segment 3contraCS3-0.5
Cervical segment 4contraCS4-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column C4contraIMMC4-0.5
Cervical segment 5contraCS5-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column C5contraIMMC5-0.5
Cervical segment 6contraCS6-0.5
Cervical segment 7contraCS7-0.5
Cervical segment 8contraCS8-0.5
Intermediomedial cell column L1contraIMML11
Intermediomedial cell column L2contraIMML21
Intermediomedial cell column L3contraIMML31
Intermediomedial cell column L4contraIMML41
Intermediomedial cell column L5contraIMML51
Intermediomedial cell column L6contraIMML61
Intercapsular brown adipose tissueipsiOrgBATi-10
Vitreous humor of eyeipsiOrgVHEye2

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG-1
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG1.5
Periventricular gray matteripsiPVG1
TectumipsiTEC3
Superior colliculusipsiSC-0.5
Superior colliculus superficial layersipsiSCs-0.5
Ventrolateral tegmental areaipsiVLTg2
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg3
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg-0.5
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars compactaipsiPPNC-0.5
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW1.5
Dorsolateral humpipsiCERcndl0
Anterior interposed nucleusipsiAIN0
Posterior interposed nucleusipsiCERpin0
Lateral cerebellar nucleusipsiCERL1
Medial cerebellar nucleusipsiMed-0.5
Nucleus incertus pars compactaipsiNIc3
Prepositus nucleusipsiPr0
Medial reticular formationipsiRFm0
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF-1
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN1
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi1
Lateral reticular nucleusipsiLRt0
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR-0.5
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Pontine raphe nucleusipsiPnR1
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg0
Olivary pretectal nucleusipsiOPT2
Lateral zoneipsiLHA3
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH1
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx1
Lateral hypothalamic area [Lateral zone mammillary level]ipsiLHLZM-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic area posterior partipsiAHAP1
Anterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiAHn-0.5
Anterior part of the anterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiAHna-2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM1
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA1
Posterior hypothalamic nucleus caudal partipsiPHCa3
Posterior hypothalamic nucleus rostral partipsiPHRo3
Zona incertaipsiZI2
Pretectal regionipsiPRT3
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMT0
Retrosplenial agranular cortexipsiRSA3
Prelimbic cortex ventral partipsiPrLv-0.5
Frontal association cortex dorsolateralipsiFrADL-0.5
Frontal cortex area 2ipsiFr20.5
Motoric regionsipsiM3
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC-0.5
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm-0.5
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex caudal partipsicAGm1.5
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex rostral partipsirAGm-0.5
Medial orbital cortexipsiMO0
Ventral orbital cortexipsiVO0
Intergeniculate leaf rostrocaudal partipsiIGLR-0.5
Ventrolateral tegmental areacontraVLTg1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleuscontraLDTg1
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars compactacontraPPNC-0.5
CerebellumcontraCERE-0.5
Dorsolateral humpcontraCERcndl0
Interposed cerebellar nucleicontraICN1
Anterior interposed nucleuscontraAIN2
Posterior interposed nucleuscontraCERpin2
Lateral cerebellar nucleuscontraCERL3
Medial cerebellar nucleuscontraMed2
Prepositus nucleuscontraPr0.5
Pontine reticular nucleuscontraPRN1
Olivary pretectal nucleuscontraOPT4
HypothalamuscontraHYPO-0.5
Posterior hypothalamic nucleus caudal partcontraPHCa0.5
Posterior hypothalamic nucleus rostral partcontraPHRo0.5
Pretectal regioncontraPRT-0.5
Nucleus of the posterior commissurecontraPCom-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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