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Pyramidal decussation left

Abbreviation	pyx
Color
Superior regions	Pars spinalis

Synonyms	Abbr.	Language
Pyramidal decussation	pyx	Eng

Output to

Name	Side	Abbr.	Weight
Rostral ventrolateral medulla	ipsi	RVLM	-0.5
Hypoglossal nerve	ipsi	12P	3
Hypoglossal nerve	contra	12P	1

Input from

Name	Side	Abbr.	Weight
Intermediate white layer of the superior colliculus	ipsi	InWh	-2
Koelliker Fuse nucleus	ipsi	KF	1
Cuneate nucleus	ipsi	Cu	-2
Cerebral cortex layer 5	ipsi	CCL5	-2
Frontal association cortex layer 5	ipsi	FrALL5	-2
Border region between medial granular cortex and the dysgranular zone layer 5b	ipsi	MGCbDCL56	0.5
Parietal association cortex	ipsi	PtA	3
Parietal association cortex layer 5	ipsi	ParPLa5	3
Agranular insular cortex	ipsi	AI	-2
Middle part of the caudal one-third of the dysgranular insular cortex	ipsi	DIvCotMi	-2
Caudal part of the caudal one-third of the dysgranular insular cortex	ipsi	DIvCotC	-2
Rostral two-thirds of the dysgranular insular cortex	ipsi	RDIrtt	-2
Caudal part of the caudal one-third of the granular insular cortex	ipsi	GICotC	-2
Middle part of the caudal one-third of the granular insular cortex	ipsi	GICotM	-2
Rostral two-thirds of the granular insular cortex	ipsi	RttGI	-2
Dorsal granular insular cortex	ipsi	DGI	-2
Mid-dorsal peduncular cortex	ipsi	MiDP	-2
Frontoparietal cortex layer 5	ipsi	FPCL5	-2
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex	ipsi	AGl	1
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5b	ipsi	AGlL5b	3
Rostral part of lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5	ipsi	AGlrL5	-2
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex	ipsi	AGm	1
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5 b	ipsi	AGmL5b	3
Primary somatosensory cortex	ipsi	S1	-2
Primary somatosensory cortex medial part layer 5b	ipsi	S1MeL5b	-2
Primary somatosensory cortex rostral most part	ipsi	S1rm	-2
Primary somatosensory cortex granular zone layer 5b	ipsi	S1GZL5b	0.5
Visual regions	ipsi	VR	0.5
Caudal third of the occipital cortex	ipsi	CVCt	0
Primary visual cortex rostral part	ipsi	V1R	-2
Rostral two-thirds of the occipital cortex layer 5	ipsi	V1RrttL5	-2
Visual regions layer 5	ipsi	VRL5	-1
Secondary visual cortex medial area layers	ipsi	V2MLa	0.5
Parietal occipital cortex border	ipsi	PaOcB	0
Spinal cord lamina 5	ipsi	MESL5	-2
Ventral respiratory group	contra	VReG	-0.5
Dorsal granular insular cortex	contra	DGI	-2
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex	contra	AGl	-2
Rostrolateral part of the lateral agranular prefrontal cortex	contra	AGlRL	-2
Central part of jaw motor area	contra	CJMCx	-2
Rostromedial border of the lateral agranular prefrontal cortex	contra	AGlrm	-2
Primary somatosensory cortex caudolateral part	contra	S1CL	-2
Primary somatosensory cortex caudomedial part	contra	S1CM	-2
Primary somatosensory cortex central part	contra	S1Ce	-2
Primary somatosensory cortex rostral most part	contra	S1rm	-2
Pericardium	ipsi	OrgsPeric	1

Key for weights

Value	Weight
-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