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Intergeniculate leaf left


Abbreviation
IGL
Color       
Superior regionsLateral geniculate complex

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Lateral geniculate complex intergeniculate leaflet  
Intergeniculate pulvinar  
Intergeniculate leaflet of the lateral geniculate nucleus Eng
Intergeniculate leaflet of the lateral geniculate complex  
Thalamic intergeniculate leafletIGLEng
Intergeniculate leafIGLEng
Intergeniculate leafletIGLEng
Intergeniculate leaflet  
Thalamic geniculate leaflet Eng

SubregionsSide
Intergeniculate leaf rostrocaudal partleft
Rostral intergeniculate leafleft
Caudal intergeniculate leafleft
Area between the dorsal and ventral lateral geniculate nuclei of the intergeniculate leafleft
Region extending ventromedially towards zona incerta of the intergeniculate leafleft
Intergeniculate leaf dorsal portionleft
Intergeniculate leaf ventromedial portionleft
Mid portion of the intergeniculate leafleft
Intergeniculate leaf parvocellular laminaleft
Intergeniculate leaflet of the ventrolateral geniculate bodyleft
Retino recipient area of the intergeniculate leafleft
Intergeniculate leaf dorsoventral stripleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiDT2
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG2
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG0
Periventricular gray matteripsiPVG0
Superior colliculusipsiSC3
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiSuG-0.5
Lateral tegmental nucleusipsiLTN-0.5
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg2
Pontine periventricular grayipsiPPG1
Pontine grayipsiPG1
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF2
Pontine reticular nucleus lateral partipsiPRNL1
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR2
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR0
Pontine raphe nucleusipsiPnR0
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg0
Olivary pretectal nucleusipsiOPT-0.5
Medial eminenceipsiMlE-0.5
Median eminence middle portion subependymal layeripsiMEmise0
Diagonal band of BrocaipsiDBB-0.5
Ventral aspect of the medial septal nucleusipsiMSVa-0.5
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO1
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA-0.5
Medial preoptic nucleusipsiMPO-0.5
Ventrolateral preoptic nucleusipsiVLPO1
Ventromedial preoptic nucleusipsiVMPO-0.5
Subcommissural organipsiSCO-0.5
Subcommissural organ caudal part medial partipsiSCOCM1
Subcommissural organ lateral partipsiSCOL1
Subcommissural organ ventrolateral partipsiSCOvL1
Vascular organ of the lamina terminalisipsiVOLT-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH2
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA2
Anteroventral periventricular nucleus [Anterior hypothalamic area]ipsiAVPe-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiAHn-0.5
Area lateralis hypothalamicus posterior [Regio hypothalamus caudalis]ipsiDMrhc-0.5
Dorsal hypothalamic areaipsiDA-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM1
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA1
Posterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiPH1
Subparaventricular zoneipsiSuPZ3
Subparaventricular zone ventral partipsiSuPZv-3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiVMHVL-0.5
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc-0.5
Arcuate nucleus ventromedial partipsiArcVM0
Nucleus paraventricularis [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaPAR-2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular part [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaAM-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus medial parvocellular partipsiMPPa2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvocellular divisionipsiPavPo-0.5
Paraventricular nucleus dorsal partipsiPaDo-0.5
Paraventricular nucleus medial partipsiPame-0.5
Subparaventricular zone of the hypothalamusipsiSPa1
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh3
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsal divisionipsiSChd1
Suprachiasmatic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiSCnVL3
Supraoptic decussationipsisox-0.5
Area between the arcuate nucleus and the ventromedial nucleusipsiArcBVM-0.5
Periventricular groupipsiPEG-0.5
Retrochiasmatic areaipsiRCh1
Retrochiasmatic area lateral partipsiRChL3
Retrochiasmatic area dorsal partipsiRChD-0.5
Retrochiasmatic area medial partipsiRChm3
Dorsal thalamus periventricular strataipsiDORps2
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complexipsiLGd1
Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complexipsiLGv2
Central medial thalamic nucleusipsiCM-0.5
Rhomboid thalamic nucleusipsiRh-0.5
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD-0.5
Intermediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiIMD-0.5
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus central partipsiMDC-10
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus lateral partipsiMDL-10
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV-0.5
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus anterior partipsiPVA-0.5
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe2
Reuniens thalamic nucleus caudomedial divisionipsiRecm2
Reunienes thalamic nucleus rostromedial divisionipsiRerm2
Reuniens thalamic nucleus rostrolateral divisionipsiRerl2
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleusipsiLP-3
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiLD2
Ventral reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiVRe-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtr-10
Zona incertaipsiZI3
Nucleus of the optic tractipsiOT-0.5
Optic chiasmipsiox-2
Optic nerveipsi2n-2
Optic tractipsiopt-2
Pretectal regionipsiPRT-3
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT2
Lateral posterior nucleus of the pretectal areaipsiPRTLP-0.5
Pineal glandipsiPi2
Deep pineal glandipsiDPi1
RetinaipsiRET1
Accessory optic systemipsiAOS-0.5
Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiLTeN2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-0.5
Magnocellular nucleus of the posterior commissureipsiMCPC2
Precommissural nucleusipsiPrC2
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral partipsiDLGl-0.5
Intergeniculate leafipsiIGL3
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus parvicellular partipsiVLGPC-0.5
Lateral septal nucleus ventral partipsiLSV-0.5
Ependyma and subependymal layeripsiE2
Superior colliculuscontraSC-0.5
Superior colliculus superficial layerscontraSCs-0.5
Lateral zonecontraLHA2
Subparaventricular zonecontraSuPZ1
Suprachiasmatic nucleuscontraSCh3
Retrochiasmatic area lateral partcontraRChL1
Retrochiasmatic area medial partcontraRChm1
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamuscontraATN2
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complexcontraLGd1
Paraventricular thalamic nucleus anterior partcontraPVA-0.5
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleuscontraLD2
Zona incertacontraZI-0.5
Nucleus of the optic tractcontraOT-0.5
Optic nervecontra2n-0.5
Pretectal regioncontraPRT2
Anterior pretectal nucleuscontraAPT2
Caudate putamencontraCPu0
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral partcontraDLGl-0.5
Intergeniculate leafcontraIGL3
Lateral geniculate complex ventromedial partcontraLGvm-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleuscontraVLG2
Medial geniculate nucleuscontraMG0
Vitreous humor of eyeipsiOrgVHEye3
Intraperitoneal cavityipsiOrgiPTC0

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Periaqueductal gray medial partipsiPAGm1.5
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG1.5
Periventricular gray matteripsiPVG0
Superior colliculusipsiSC2
Superior colliculus superficial layersipsiSCs2
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiSuG-0.5
Substantia nigra A9 dorsal partipsiSND-0.5
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg-0.5
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg-0.5
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW3
Locus coeruleusipsiLC-0.5
Nucleus incertusipsiNI-0.5
Area postremaipsiAP1
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol1
Raphe nucleiipsiRAN-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR-0.5
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Pontine raphe nucleusipsiPnR-0.5
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg1.5
Raphe obscurus nucleusipsiROb3
GracileipsiGra3
Olivary pretectal nucleusipsiOPT2
Median eminence middle portion subependymal layeripsiMEmise1
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA1
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH2
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx2
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic nucleus ventromedial partipsiAHAvm-3
Anterior hypothalamic area immediately caudal to the suprachiasmatic areaipsiAHAcSCh1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM2
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA-0.5
Subparaventricular zoneipsiSuPZ-0.5
Subparaventricular zone ventral partipsiSuPZv1
Lateral part of ventral subparaventricular zoneipsiSuPZvL1.5
Subparaventricular zone ventromedial partipsiSuPZvm1
Subparaventricular zone dorsomedial partipsiSuPZdm0
Subparaventricular zone dorsolateral partipsiSuPZdL0.5
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc0
Arcuate nucleus ventromedial partipsiArcVM0
Preoptic periventricular nucleusipsiPePO1
Subparaventricular zone of the hypothalamus perisuprachiasmatic regionipsiSBPVps-3
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh1
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsal divisionipsiSChd1
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiSCnDM2
Suprachiasmatic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiSCnVL2
Region dorsal to suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSChDT1
Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleusipsiPSCh1
Retrochiasmatic areaipsiRCh-0.5
Retrochiasmatic area lateral partipsiRChL-0.5
Retrochiasmatic area below 3V extending laterallyipsiRCh3VeL3
Retrochiasmatic area immediately caudal to the suprarchiasmatic areaipsiRChcSCh1
Ventral thalamusipsiVNT1
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt-1
RetinaipsiRET3
Retinal ganglion cellsipsiRETg3
Secondary visual cortex lateral areaipsiV2L0
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral partipsiDLGl-0.5
Intergeniculate leafipsiIGL3
Intergeniculate leaf rostrocaudal partipsiIGLR2
Ventral geniculate nucleus lateral partipsiVGL-0.5
Periaqueductal gray medial partcontraPAGm1.5
Ventral periaqueductal graycontraVPAG1.5
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculuscontraSuG1
Olivary pretectal nucleuscontraOPT1.5
Medial preoptic areacontraMPA-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic areacontraAHA-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic area immediately caudal to the suprachiasmatic areacontraAHAcSCh-0.5
Preoptic periventricular nucleuscontraPePO-0.5
Suprachiasmatic nucleuscontraSCh-0.5
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsal divisioncontraSChd-0.5
Region dorsal to suprachiasmatic nucleuscontraSChDT-0.5
Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleuscontraPSCh-0.5
Retrochiasmatic areacontraRCh-0.5
Retrochiasmatic area immediately caudal to the suprarchiasmatic areacontraRChcSCh-0.5
Dorsal thalamuscontraDOR-0.5
Centrolateral thalamic nucleuscontraCL0.5
Intralaminar nucleicontraILN-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleuscontraRt-0.5
Zona incertacontraZI0
RetinacontraRET3
Retinal ganglion cellscontraRETg-0.5
Intergeniculate leafcontraIGL3
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleuscontraVLG-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus anterior partcontraVLGA-0.5
EyeipsiOrgEye-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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