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Medial geniculate nucleus left


Abbreviation
MG
Color       
Superior regionsGeniculate body

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Nucleus geniculatus medialis  
Medial geniculate nucleusMGEng
Medial geniculate bodyMGB 
Medial geniculate  
Auditory thalamus Eng
Medial geniculate complex  

SubregionsSide
Boundary between ventral medial geniculate body and dorsal medial geniculate bodyleft
Marginal zone of medial geniculate nucleusleft
Medial geniculate nucleus caudal partleft
Medial geniculate nucleus dorsal partleft
Medial geniculate nucleus intermediate rostral planesleft
Medial geniculate nucleus lateral partleft
Medial geniculate nucleus medial partleft
Medial geniculate nucleus posterior partleft
Medial geniculate nucleus principal divisionleft
Medial geniculate nucleus rostral partleft
Medial geniculate nucleus ventral partleft
Medial geniculate nucleus ventrolateral partleft
Central nucleus of the medial geniculate bodyleft
Internal division of the medial geniculate nucleusleft
Medial geniculate nucleus intermediate partleft
Marginal zone of the medial geniculate nucleusleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central grayipsiCG1
Nuclei of the lateral lemniscusipsiNLL-1
Dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscusipsiDLL-1
Ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscusipsiVLL-1
Sagulum nucleusipsiSag1
Nuclei of the lateral lemniscus rostral partipsiNLLR-0.5
Nucleus of DarkschewitschipsiDk0
Oculomotor nucleusipsi31
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG1
Lateral periaqueductal grayipsiLPAG1
Periaqueductal gray medial partipsiPAGm1
Inferior colliculusipsiICOL-0.5
Ventral division of the caudal inferior colliculusipsiICOLCV-0.5
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculusipsiCIC2
External cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiECIC2
Rostrocaudal extent of the inferior colliculusipsiRCeICOL-0.5
Shell region of the central nucleus of the inferior colliculusipsiSIC-1
Superior colliculusipsiSC-0.5
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculusipsiOp-0.5
Superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCd-1
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW1
Locus coeruleusipsiLC2
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF-1
Ventral nucleus of the trapezoid bodyipsiVNTB0
Superior oliveipsiSuOLi0
Lateral superior oliveipsiLSO0
Superior olive dorsal ribbonipsiSOCd0
Dorsolateral hypothalamusipsiDLH-1
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior partipsiLHAa0
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior partipsiLHAp1
Tuberal region of lateral hypothalamusipsiTuLH0
Lateroanterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiLAH-0.5
Medial zoneipsiMHA0
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH2
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa0
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh-0.5
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF1
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe-0.5
Perireticular thalamic nucleusipsiPRTN-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt3
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiSPF2
Zona incertaipsiZI1
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb1
Lateral portion of the internal capsuleipsiLic-0.5
Amygdaloid complexipsiAC1
Basal nucleusipsiBnc1
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiBL-0.5
Anterior basolateral nucleusipsiBLA-0.5
Basolateral nucleus medial portionipsiBLmp-0.5
Posterior basolateral nucleusipsiBLP-0.5
Ventral basolateral nucleusipsiBLV-0.5
Posterior basomedial nucleusipsiBMP-0.5
Lateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiLA2
Dorsolateral part of the lateral nucleusipsiLaDL2
Lateral nucleus medial partipsiLAM2
Posterior part of the lateral nucleusipsiLAP-0.5
Ventrolateral part of the lateral nucleusipsiLaVL2
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe2
Central amygdaloid nucleus dorsal partipsiCed-1
Central amygdaloid nucleus lateral divisionipsiCeL1
Central amygdaloid nucleus medial divisionipsiCeM-1
Central amygdaloid nucleus ventral partipsiCeV-0.5
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe2
Medial amygdaloid nucleus dorsal tipipsiMeDT-0.5
StriatumipsiSTR-0.5
Caudate putamenipsiCPu2
Medial striatumipsiCPum-1
Caudal striatumipsiCPuc-0.5
Ventral region of the caudal striatumipsiCPuVc-0.5
Caudate putamen caudolateral partipsiCPucl1
Posterior caudate putamenipsiCPup-0.5
Ventral striatumipsiCPuv2
Tail of the striatumipsiCPuTa-0.5
Fundus of the striatumipsiFS-1
Dorsal hippocampusipsiHIPPd1
Lateral entorhinal cortexipsiLEnt0
Medial entorhinal cortexipsiMEnt0.5
Posterior cingulate cortexipsiPCC-0.5
Temporoparietal cortexipsiTPcx-1
Lateral parietal association cortexipsiLPtA-0.5
Parietal cortex posterior area rostral partipsiParPR-1
Parietal cortex area 1ipsiPar1-1
Temporal cortexipsiTE2.5
Temporal association area 2ipsiTe22
Temporal association area 3ipsiTe32
Temporal association area 3 rostral partipsiTe3R-1
Temporal association cortex 1ipsiTeA2
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 3ipsiTeAL32.5
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 4ipsiTeAL43
Ventral temporal association cortexipsiTev-1
Auditory regionsipsiAU3
Auditory regions layer 4ipsiAUL43
Supragranular layers of the auditory cortexipsiAULs0
Auditory regions layer 1ipsiAUL1-0.5
Primary auditory cortexipsiAu13
Primary auditory cortex layer 1ipsiAu1L1-0.5
Primary auditory cortex layer 2ipsiAu1L2-2
Primary auditory cortex layer 3ipsiAu1L3-0.5
Primary auditory cortex layer 4ipsiAu1L4-0.5
PolyaudipsiPOLYAU2
Insular cortexipsiICX-1
Perirhinal cortexipsiA352
Ectorhinal cortexipsiA361.5
Postrhinal cortexipsiPOR1.5
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS1-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex hindlimb regionipsiS1HL-1
Secondary somatosensory cortexipsiS2-1
PolyvisipsiPOLYVIS0
Primary visual cortexipsiV13
Primary visual cortex lateral partipsiV1La3
Secondary visual cortexipsiV20
Secondary visual cortex medial areaipsiV2M3
Secondary visual cortex lateral areaipsiV2L3
Medial part of secondary visual cortex lateral areaipsiV2LM0
Primary visual cortex monocular areaipsiV1M3
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus magnocellular partipsiVLGMC0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus parvicellular partipsiVLGPC0.5
Periaqueductal graycontraPAG1
Lateral periaqueductal graycontraLPAG1
Periaqueductal gray medial partcontraPAGm1
Deep cerebellar nucleicontraDNC0
Locus coeruleuscontraLC1
Reuniens thalamic nucleuscontraRe-0.5
Zona incertacontraZI2
Supragranular layers of the auditory cortexcontraAULs0
Primary visual cortexcontraV12
Primary visual cortex lateral partcontraV1La2
Secondary visual cortex medial areacontraV2M2
Secondary visual cortex lateral areacontraV2L2
Primary visual cortex monocular areacontraV1M2
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleuscontraVLG0

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central grayipsiCG2
Nuclei of the lateral lemniscusipsiNLL-0.5
Dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscusipsiDLL2.5
Dorsolateral periaqueductal grayipsiDLPAG1
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG0
Periventricular gray matteripsiPVG0
Inferior colliculusipsiICOL3
Brachium of the inferior colliculusipsibic1
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculusipsiCIC3
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculus dorsal partipsiCICD2
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculus ventral partipsiCICV2
External cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiECIC1
External cortex of the inferior colliculus medial partipsiECICm2
Inferior colliculus dorsal partipsiICOLD-0.5
Dorsal cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiDCIC1.5
Inferior colliculus lateral partipsiICOLL2
Nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculusipsiBIC1
Periphery of the inferior colliculusipsiICOLpe0
Shell region of the central nucleus of the inferior colliculusipsiSIC2
Superior colliculusipsiSC1
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculusipsiOp3
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiSuG2
Intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiInG2
Deep gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiDpG2
Tegmental areaipsiTGA1
Central tegmental fieldipsiTGAC0.5
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg-0.5
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg0
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg-0.5
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars compactaipsiPPNC-1
Visual tegmental relay zoneipsiViTRZo3
Locus coeruleusipsiLC2
Nucleus incertus pars compactaipsiNIc0
Pontomesencephalic grayipsiPoMG-0.5
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi0
Gigantocellular reticular nucleus alpha partipsiGiA-0.5
Trapezoid bodyipsitz-0.5
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
Spinal trigeminal nucleusipsiSp5nc-0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar part border regionipsiSp5Ib2
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar part caudal dorsomedialipsiSp5Icdm2
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar part dorsal partipsiSp5ID3
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar part dorsolateralipsiSp5IdL3
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar part intermediate partipsiSp5Iim2
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar part rostral ventrolateralipsiSp5IrvL2
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar part ventrolateral magnocellularipsiSp5Imc2
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar part ventrolateral parvocellular lateral partipsiSp5IvLL1
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar part ventrolateral parvocellular medial partipsiSp5IvLm3
Trigemino angular nucleus caudal partipsiTac1
Superior vestibular nucleusipsiSuVe0
Medial vestibular nucleus caudal partipsiMVeP0
Medial vestibular nucleus ventromedial partipsiMVevm0
Raphe nucleiipsiRAN1.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Superior central raphe nucleusipsiCS1
Pontine raphe nucleusipsiPnR0
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg0
Cuneate nucleusipsiCu-0.5
Gracile nucleus principal partipsiGr-0.5
Superior oliveipsiSuOLi-0.5
Superior paraolivary nucleusipsiSPO-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH2
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM0
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH2
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus central partipsiVMHC-0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiVMHVL1
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF2
Basal retrochiasmatic areaipsiBRCh1
ThalamusipsiT4
Perireticular thalamic nucleusipsiPRTN-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt3
Extrteme caudal reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRtec-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleus posterodorsal partipsiRtPD2
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus magnocellular partipsiSPFm0.5
Zona incertaipsiZI0.5
Pretectal regionipsiPRT4
RetinaipsiRET0
Dorsal bank of rhinal fissureipsiDBrf-1
Ventral bank of the rhinal fissureipsiVBrf-1
Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiLTeN4
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMT3
Ventral part of the medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMTV3
Dorsal part of the medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMTD2
Interstitial nucleus of the superior fasciculus posterior fibersipsiinSFp2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis lateral divisionipsiBSTL2
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe1
Medial striatumipsiCPum2
Dorsal striatumipsiCPud1.5
Ventral striatumipsiCPuv1.5
Cerebral cortex layer 1ipsiCCL12
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC3
Posterior cingulate cortexipsiPCC0
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL0
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL0
Parietal association cortexipsiPtA2
Temporal association area 2ipsiTe21
Temporal association area 3ipsiTe31
Temporal association area 3 layer 5ipsiTe3L52
Temporal association area 3 layer 6ipsiTe3L62
Temporal association cortex 1ipsiTeA3
Deep gray matter of the temporal association cortex 1ipsiTeAdL3
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 5ipsiTeAL53
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 6ipsiTeAL63
Ventral temporal association cortexipsiTev1
Ventral temporal association cortex layer 5ipsiTevL53
Ventral temporal association cortex layer 6ipsiTevL63
Auditory regionsipsiAU3
Primary auditory cortexipsiAu13
Primary auditory cortex layer 5ipsiAu1L53
Primary auditory cortex layer 6ipsiAu1L63
Secondary auditory cortex dorsal areaipsiAuD3
Secondary auditory cortex ventral areaipsiAuV3
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI3
Area 13ipsiBA131
Agranular insular cortex ventral part jaw movement areaipsiAIVjm-0.5
Perirhinal cortexipsiA352
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm0
Primary somatosensory cortex layer 5ipsiS1L53
Primary somatosensory cortex layer 6ipsiS1L63
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 5ipsiS2L53
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 6ipsiS2L63
Primary visual cortexipsiV1-0.5
Primary visual cortex layer 5ipsiV1L53
Primary visual cortex layer 6ipsiV1L63
Secondary visual cortexipsiV2-0.5
Secondary visual cortex medial area layer 5ipsiV2ML53
Secondary visual cortex medial area layer 6ipsiV2ML63
Secondary visual cortex lateral area layer 5ipsiV2LL53
Secondary visual cortex lateral area layer 6ipsiV2LL63
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus magnocellular partipsiVLGMC0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus parvicellular partipsiVLGPC0
Inferior colliculuscontraICOL1
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculuscontraCIC2
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculuscontraOp1.5
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
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar part rostrocaudalcontraSp5Irc1.5
Trigemino angular nucleus caudal partcontraTac1
Ventral cochlear nucleus anterior partcontraVCA0
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus central partcontraVMHC0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partcontraVMHVL0.5
ThalamuscontraT1
RetinacontraRET0
Dorsal bank of rhinal fissurecontraDBrf-1
Parietal association cortexcontraPtA0
Temporal association cortex 1contraTeA0
Agranular insular cortexcontraAI1
Lateral geniculate complexcontraLG0
Intergeniculate leafcontraIGL0
Cervical segment 1contraCS14
Cervical segment 2contraCS24
Cervical segment 3contraCS33
Cervical segment 4contraCS42
Cervical segment 5contraCS52
Cervical segment 6contraCS61
Cervical segment 7contraCS72
Cervical segment 8contraCS82
Cervical enlargementcontraCSegE-0.5
Cervical enlargement dorsal horncontraCSegEd-0.5
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

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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