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Lateral geniculate complex left


Abbreviation
LG
Color       
Superior regionsGeniculate body

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Lateral geniculate body  
Nucleus geniculatus lateralis  
Pimary visual relay nucleus Eng
Lateral geniculate nucleusLGdEng
Lateral geniculate nucleusLGNEng
Corpus geniculatum lateraleCGLLAT
Lateral geniculate complexLGEng

SubregionsSide
Intergeniculate leafleft
Lateral geniculate complex medial partleft
Lateral geniculate complex ventromedial partleft
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusleft
Lateral geniculate body rostral halfleft
Lateral geniculate body lateral partleft
Dorsal portion of the lateral geniculate complexleft
Lateral geniculate complex rostrocaudal extentleft
Lateral geniculate complex caudal partleft
Lateroposterior nucleus of the lateral geniculate complexleft
Lateral geniculate complex superior partleft
Lateral geniculate complex anteromedial coreleft
Rostral portion of the lateral geniculate nucleusleft
Ventrolateral part of the lateral geniculate nucleusleft
Lateral posterior part of the geniculate nucleusleft
Lateral geniculate middle partleft
Lateral geniculate anterior partleft
Lateral geniculate complex posterolateral partleft
Lateral geniculate complex pretectal partleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG1
TectumipsiTEC-0.5
Inferior colliculusipsiICOL-0.5
Superior colliculusipsiSC2
Deep mesencephalic nucleus dorsal partipsiDpMeD1
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO1
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior partipsiLHAa3
Lateral hypothalamic area medial partipsiLHAm3
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh2
Supraoptic nucleus [Supraoptic region]ipsiSO1
ThalamusipsiT-0.5
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF-0.5
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe-0.5
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVPL-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiRtc2
Reticular thalamic nucleus dorsal partipsiRtD2
Tuber cinereum areaipsiTC1
Optic tractipsiopt-0.5
Pretectal regionipsiPRT-0.5
Superficial pineal glandipsiSPi2
RetinaipsiRET-0.5
Basal gangliaipsiBG3
Lateral entorhinal cortexipsiLEnt0
Medial entorhinal cortexipsiMEnt0
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC-0.5
Posterior cingulate cortexipsiPCC-0.5
Parietal cortex posterior areaipsiParP-0.5
Temporal association cortex 1ipsiTeA0.5
Auditory regionsipsiAU1
Perirhinal cortexipsiA350
Ectorhinal cortexipsiA361.5
Postrhinal cortexipsiPOR2
Motoric regionsipsiM3
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS13
Dorsolateral part of the primary somatosensory cortexipsiS1DL-0.5
Secondary somatosensory cortexipsiS23
Visual regionsipsiVR3
Primary visual cortexipsiV13
Primary visual cortex layer 2ipsiV1L22
Primary visual cortex layer 3ipsiV1L32
Primary visual cortex layer 4ipsiV1L42
Primary visual cortex layer 4 pyramidal cellsipsiV1L4CPpy-0.5
Primary visual cortex layer 4 fast spiking neuronsipsiV1L4CPFS-0.5
Primary visual cortex layer 5ipsiV1L52
Primary visual cortex layer 6ipsiV1L62
Secondary visual cortexipsiV2-0.5
Secondary visual cortex lateral areaipsiV2L1
Parabigeminal nucleuscontraPBG1
Ventrolateral periaqueductal graycontraVLPAG0.5
Deep mesencephalic nucleus dorsal partcontraDpMeD0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areacontraLH1
Visual regionscontraVR-0.5
Dorsal geniculate nucleus medial partcontraDLGm2
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus dorsal partcontraVLGD2.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus medial partcontraVLGM2.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus rostral partcontraVLGR2.5
Medial geniculate nucleuscontraMG0

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central grayipsiCG3
Central gray lateral partipsiCGL-0.5
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG3
Periaqueductal gray rostrolateral partipsiPAGRL1
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG1
Superior colliculusipsiSC3
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculusipsiOp1.5
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiSuG2
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus rostral partipsiSuGr-2
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus upper partipsiSuGupp2
Superior colliculus zonal layeripsiSCzo0
Stratum griseum superficialeipsiSCsgr-0.5
Ventral part of the stratum griseum superficialeipsiSCsgrV-0.5
Superior colliculus intermediate layersipsiSCi2
Peduncularpontine nucleusipsiPPN-0.5
Substantia nigra lateral partipsiSNL-0.5
Lateral tegmental nucleusipsiLTN1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg-0.5
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg1
Dorsal tegmental nucleus lateral partipsiDLTN2
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg2
Locus coeruleusipsiLC3
Nucleus incertus pars compactaipsiNIc0
Subcoeruleus nucleusipsiSubC1
Intertrigeminal nucleus caudal partipsiI5ca0
Intertrigeminal nucleus medial partipsiI5me1
Intertrigeminal nucleus rostral partipsiI5ro1
Juxtatrigeminal area caudal partipsiJx5ca1
Juxtatrigeminal area medial partipsiJx5me1
Juxtatrigeminal area rostral partipsiJx5ro1
Supratrigeminal nucleus caudal partipsiSUTc0
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleus caudal partipsiPr5ca1
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleus medial partipsiPr5me1
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleus rostral partipsiPr5ro0
Trigemino angular nucleus caudal partipsiTac1
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR2
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC0
Dorsal raphe nucleus central partipsiDRcep1
Dorsal raphe nucleus dorsomedial subdivisionipsiDRdm2
Dorsal raphe nucleus lateral partipsiDRLa-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus lateral wingipsiDRlw-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus ventrolateral partipsiDRVL2
Dorsal raphe nucleus ventromedial subdivisionipsiDRvme-0.5
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR2
Olivary pretectal nucleusipsiOPT-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH1
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx2
Tuberal nucleusipsiTU1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM1
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA1
Posterior hypothalamic nucleus caudal partipsiPHCa1
Posterior hypothalamic nucleus rostral partipsiPHRo1
Lateral part of ventral subparaventricular zoneipsiSuPZvL0.5
Subparaventricular zone ventromedial partipsiSuPZvm1.5
Subparaventricular zone dorsomedial partipsiSuPZdm0
Subparaventricular zone dorsolateral partipsiSuPZdL0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus anterior partipsiVMHA1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus central partipsiVMHC-0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiVMHDM1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiVMHVL1
Basal retrochiasmatic areaipsiBRCh1
ThalamusipsiT4
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleusipsiLP1
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleus dorsocaudal partipsiRtdc-0.5
Medial edge lateral region of the visual sector of the reticular nucleusipsiRtdcLM-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostrocaudal partipsiRtrc1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiSPF1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiSPFr1
Zona incertaipsiZI0
Optic nerveipsi2n-0.5
Pretectal regionipsiPRT4
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT2
Medial pretectal nucleusipsiMPT2
RetinaipsiRET3
Retina nasal partipsiRETna1
Retina nasotemporal partipsiRETNT-0.5
Retina temporal part ganglion cell layer retinal ganglion cellsipsiRETtgcLc1
Lower temporal crescent of the retinaipsiRETLtc3
Central zone of the lower temporal crescent of the retinaipsiRETLtcC2
Peripheral zone of the lower temporal crescent of the retinaipsiRETLtcP2
Temporal crescent of the retinaipsiRETtc2
Retinal ganglion cellsipsiRETg3
Retina temporoventral crescentipsiRETtvc-0.5
Retina upper partipsiRETup1
Internal capsuleipsiic0
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMT-2
Globus pallidusipsiGP0
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC0
Posterior cingulate cortexipsiPCC3
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL0
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL0
Frontal cortex area 3 layer 5ipsiFr3L53
Frontal cortex area 3 layer 6ipsiFr3L63
Temporal association area 3 layer 5ipsiTe3L52
Temporal association area 3 layer 6ipsiTe3L62
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 5ipsiTeAL52
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 6ipsiTeAL62
Ventral temporal association cortex layer 5ipsiTevL53
Ventral temporal association cortex layer 6ipsiTevL63
Auditory regionsipsiAU0
Primary auditory cortex layer 5ipsiAu1L53
Primary auditory cortex layer 6ipsiAu1L63
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsiAGlL53
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 6ipsiAGlL63
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm0
Primary somatosensory cortex layer 5ipsiS1L53
Primary somatosensory cortex layer 6ipsiS1L63
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 5ipsiS2L53
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 6ipsiS2L63
Visual regionsipsiVR3
Primary visual cortexipsiV1-0.5
Primary visual cortex layer 1ipsiV1L1-2
Primary visual cortex layer 4ipsiV1L43
Primary visual cortex layer 5ipsiV1L53
Primary visual cortex layer 5 cipsiV1L5c0
Primary visual cortex layer 6ipsiV1L63
Primary visual cortex layer 6 lower partipsiV1L6L-0.5
Primary visual cortex layer 6 upper partipsiV1L6u3
Lower part of primary visual cortex layer 6 upper partipsiV1L6uL3
Secondary visual cortex layer 5cipsiV2L5c0
Secondary visual cortex layer 6aipsiV2L6a0
Secondary visual cortex layer 6bipsiV2L6b-0.5
Secondary visual cortex medial areaipsiV2M-0.5
Secondary visual cortex medial area caudal partipsiV2MC-0.5
Secondary visual cortex medial area layer 5ipsiV2ML53
Secondary visual cortex medial area layer 6ipsiV2ML63
Secondary visual cortex medial area rostral partipsiV2Mr-0.5
Secondary visual cortex lateral areaipsiV2L-0.5
Anterolateral area of subdivision 18a in lateral extrastriate cortexipsiALV2L-0.5
Lateromedial area of subdivision 18a in lateral extrastriate cortexipsiLMV2L-0.5
Secondary visual cortex lateral area layer 5ipsiV2LL53
Secondary visual cortex lateral area layer 6ipsiV2LL63
Anterolateral part of the lateral extrastriate cortex layersipsiVISxLAL-0.5
Lateromedial part of the lateral extrastriate cortexipsiVISLLM-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG-0.5
Central graycontraCG1
Central gray lateral partcontraCGL-0.5
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus upper partcontraSuGupp1
Superior colliculus intermediate layerscontraSCi1
Lateral tegmental nucleuscontraLTN1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleuscontraLDTg-0.5
Dorsal tegmental nucleus lateral partcontraDLTN1
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleuscontraPPTg1
Locus coeruleuscontraLC3
Pontomesencephalic graycontraPoMG-0.5
Intertrigeminal nucleus caudal partcontraI5ca1
Intertrigeminal nucleus medial partcontraI5me1
Intertrigeminal nucleus rostral partcontraI5ro1
Juxtatrigeminal area caudal partcontraJx5ca1
Juxtatrigeminal area medial partcontraJx5me2
Juxtatrigeminal area rostral partcontraJx5ro2
Supratrigeminal nucleus caudal partcontraSUTc2
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleus caudal partcontraPr5ca2
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleus medial partcontraPr5me2
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleus rostral partcontraPr5ro2
Trigemino angular nucleus caudal partcontraTac1
Dorsal raphe nucleuscontraDR1
Dorsal raphe nucleus lateral partcontraDRLa-0.5
Median raphe nucleuscontraMnR1
Tuberal nucleuscontraTU0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus anterior partcontraVMHA0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus central partcontraVMHC0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partcontraVMHDM0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partcontraVMHVL0.5
ThalamuscontraT1
Anterior pretectal nucleuscontraAPT1
Medial pretectal nucleuscontraMPT1
RetinacontraRET3
Retina nasal partcontraRETna2
Retina upper nasal regioncontraRETuna0
Retina temporal part ganglion cell layer retinal ganglion cellscontraRETtgcLc1
Lower temporal crescent of the retinacontraRETLtc3
Peripheral zone of the lower temporal crescent of the retinacontraRETLtcP2
Temporal crescent of the retinacontraRETtc4
Retinal ganglion cellscontraRETg3
Displaced ganglion cells of the innermost stratum of the intermediate zone of ganglion cell layer of the retinacontraRETgcLizimD1
Ganglion cells in innermost stratum of intermediate neuronal layercontraRETLim3
Retina upper partcontraRETup2
Dorsal bank of rhinal fissurecontraDBrf0.5
Auditory regionscontraAU0
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleuscontraVLG2
Cervical segment 1contraCS14
Cervical segment 2contraCS24
Cervical segment 3contraCS33
Cervical segment 4contraCS42
Cervical segment 5contraCS52
Cervical segment 6contraCS61
Cervical segment 7contraCS72
Cervical segment 8contraCS82
Thoracal segment 1contraT11
Thoracal segment 2contraT21
Thoracal segment 3contraT31
Thoracal segment 4contraT40.5
Thoracal segment 5contraT50.5
Thoracal segment 6contraT60.5
Thoracal segment 7contraT71
Thoracal segment 8contraT80.5
Thoracal segment 9contraT92
Thoracal segment 10contraT102
Thoracal segment 11contraT112
Thoracal segment 12contraT121
Thoracal segment 13contraT131
Lumbar segment 1contraL13
Lumbar segment 2contraL23
Lumbar segment 3contraL33
Lumbar segment 4contraL42
Lumbar segment 5contraL52
Lumbar segment 6contraL63
Sacral segment 1contraSa13
Sacral segment 2contraSa23
Sacral segment 3contraSa31
Sacral segment 4contraSa41
Coccygeal segment 1contraCo11
Coccygeal segment 2contraCo21
Coccygeal segment 3contraCo31
Posterior chamber of the eyecontraOrgPCEye-0.5
Vitreous humor of eyecontraOrgVHEye4

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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