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Periaqueductal gray medial part right


Abbreviation
PAGm
Color       
Superior regionsPeriaqueductal gray

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Periaqueductal gray medial partPAGmEng
 mPAG 
Medial nucleus of the periaqueductal gray Eng
Medial periaqueductal gray Eng
Medial subdivision of the periaqueductal gray Eng
Medial subnucleus of the periaqueductal gray Eng

SubregionsSide
Caudal part of the medial periaqueductal grayright
Ventral part of medial periaqueductal grayright

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Koelliker Fuse nucleuscontraKF0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus caudal partcontraLPBcp0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus dorsal partcontraLPBD0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus external part inner portioncontraLPBEip0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus external part outer portioncontraLPBEop0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus extreme partcontraLPBEexp0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus internal partcontraLPBI0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus rostral partcontraLPBr0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus superior partcontraLPBS0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus ventral partcontraLPBV0
Parabrachial nucleus lateral crescentcontraPBlc0.5
Parabrachial nucleus medialcontraPBnMe0
Medial parabrachial nucleus external partcontraMPBE0
Parabrachial nucleus medial crescentcontraPBmc0.5
Rostral ventral respiratory groupcontraRVRG0.5
Parafascicular thalamic nucleuscontraPF0
Intergeniculate leafcontraIGL1.5
Ventral mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRFV3
Cuneiforme nucleus caudal partipsiCnFc3
Koelliker Fuse nucleusipsiKF0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus caudal partipsiLPBcp1
Lateral parabrachial nucleus dorsal partipsiLPBD2.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus external part inner portionipsiLPBEip3
Lateral parabrachial nucleus external part outer portionipsiLPBEop1
Lateral parabrachial nucleus extreme partipsiLPBEexp0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus internal partipsiLPBI0
Lateral parabrachial nucleus rostral partipsiLPBr2.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus superior partipsiLPBS2
Lateral parabrachial nucleus ventral partipsiLPBV2
Parabrachial nucleus lateral crescentipsiPBlc2
Parabrachial nucleus medialipsiPBnMe1
Medial parabrachial nucleus external partipsiMPBE0.5
Parabrachial nucleus medial crescentipsiPBmc2
Gigantocellular reticular nucleus alpha partipsiGiA0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleusipsiSp5nc0.5
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg0.5
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiPGi0.5
Rostral ventral respiratory groupipsiRVRG0.5
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA1
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC0.5
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region dorsal zoneipsiLHAjvd0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region ventral zoneipsiLHAjvv0
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa2
Subparaventricular zone of the hypothalamusipsiSPa2
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF0
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-1
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe1
Sublenticular extended amygdalaipsiSLEA-1
Medial division of the sublenticular extended amygdalaipsiSLEAm-1
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC1
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL1
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL1
Frontal association cortex lateral aspectipsiFrALA2
Parietal association cortexipsiPtA2
Temporal cortexipsiTE2
Auditory regionsipsiAU2
Insular cortexipsiICX2
Sensory regionsipsiSR2
Primary visual cortexipsiV11
Intergeniculate leafipsiIGL1.5
Olfactory bulb A16ipsiMOB2
Olfactory cortexipsiOcx2
Anterior olfactory cortexipsiOCOA2

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscuscontraDLL0
Periaqueductal graycontraPAG1
Inferior colliculuscontraICOL0.5
Superior colliculuscontraSC0
Substantia nigra compact partcontraSNC0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA0.5
Retrorubral nucleuscontraRR0.5
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleuscontraLDTg0
Ventral tegmental nucleuscontraVTg3
Deep mesencephalic nucleuscontraDpMe0
Cuneiforme nucleuscontraCnF2
Koelliker Fuse nucleuscontraKF1
Parabrachial nucleus dorsal partcontraPBD1
Parabrachial nucleus ventral partcontraPBV0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleuscontraDR1
Rostral ventral respiratory groupcontraRVRG1
Medial septal nucleuscontraMS0
Lateral preoptic nucleuscontraLPN0
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleuscontraDMHy1
Lateral hypothalamic areacontraLH1
Anterior hypothalamic nucleuscontraAHn1
Area lateralis hypothalamicus posterior [Regio hypothalamus caudalis]contraDMrhc0
Dorsal hypothalamic areacontraDA0
Posterior hypothalamic areacontraPHA2
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleuscontraVMH3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partcontraVMHDM-0.5
Rostral extent of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partcontraVMHDMr-0.5
Arcuate nucleuscontraArc0
Periventricular hypothalamic nucleuscontraPe0.5
Medial mammillary nucleus medial partcontraMM0.5
Premammillary nucleus ventral partcontraPMV1
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupcontraPo1
Paraventricular thalamic nucleuscontraPV1
Zona incertacontraZI1
Lateral habenular nucleuscontraLHb1
Medial habenular nucleuscontraMHb1
Anterior pretectal nucleuscontraAPT1
Central amygdaloid nucleuscontraCe0
Medial amygdaloid nucleuscontraMe0
Parasubthalamic nucleuscontraPSTh-2
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 5contraCg1L51
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 6contraCg1L61
Cingulate cortex area 2contraCg21
Cingulate cortex area 3 layer 5contraCg3L51
Cingulate cortex area 3 layer 6contraCg3L61
Infralimbic cortexcontraIL0.5
Frontal cortex area 2contraFr21
Parietal cortex area 2contraPar20
Temporal association area 3contraTe30
Agranular insular cortexcontraAI0
Perirhinal cortexcontraA351
Medial geniculate nucleuscontraMG1
Lateral septal nucleuscontraLS0
Cervical segment 1contraCS11
Area X C1contraSCL10C11
Spinal cord layer 5 C1contraSCL5C11
Cervical segment 2contraCS21
Area X C2contraSCL10C21
Spinal cord layer 5 C2contraSCL5C21
Cervical segment 3contraCS31
Area X C3contraSCL10C31
Spinal cord layer 5 C3contraSCL5C31
Cervical segment 4contraCS41
Area X C4contraSCL10C41
Spinal cord layer 5 C4contraSCL5C41
Cervical segment 5contraCS51
Area X C5contraSCL10C51
Spinal cord layer 5 C5contraSCL5C51
Cervical segment 6contraCS61
Area X C6contraSCL10C61
Spinal cord layer 5 C6contraSCL5C61
Cervical segment 7contraCS71
Area X C7contraSCL10C71
Spinal cord layer 5 C7contraSCL5C71
Cervical segment 8contraCS81
Area X C8contraSCL10C81
Spinal cord layer 5 C8contraSCL5C81
Thoracal segment 1contraT11
Area X T1contraSCL10T11
Spinal cord layer 5 T1contraSCL5T11
Thoracal segment 2contraT21
Area X T2contraSCL10T21
Spinal cord layer 5 T2contraSCL5T21
Thoracal segment 3contraT31
Area X T3contraSCL10T31
Spinal cord layer 5 T3contraSCL5T31
Thoracal segment 4contraT41
Area X T4contraSCL10T41
Spinal cord layer 5 T4contraSCL5T41
Thoracal segment 5contraT51
Area X T5contraSCL10T51
Spinal cord layer 5 T5contraSCL5T51
Thoracal segment 6contraT61
Area X T6contraSCL10T61
Spinal cord layer 5 T6contraSCL5T61
Thoracal segment 7contraT71
Area X T7contraSCL10T71
Spinal cord layer 5 T7contraSCL5T71
Thoracal segment 8contraT81
Area X T8contraSCL10T81
Spinal cord layer 5 T8contraSCL5T81
Thoracal segment 9contraT91
Area X T9contraSCL10T91
Spinal cord layer 5 T9contraSCL5T91
Thoracal segment 10contraT101
Area X T10contraSCL10T101
Spinal cord layer 5 T10contraSCL5T101
Thoracal segment 11contraT111
Area X T11contraSCL10T111
Spinal cord layer 5 T11contraSCL5T111
Thoracal segment 12contraT121
Area X T12contraSCL10T121
Spinal cord layer 5 T12contraSCL5T121
Thoracal segment 13contraT131
Area X T13contraSCL10T131
Spinal cord layer 5 T13contraSCL5T131
Lumbar segment 1contraL11
Area X L1contraSCL10L11
Spinal cord layer 5 L1contraSCL5L11
Lumbar segment 2contraL21
Area X L2contraSCL10L21
Spinal cord layer 5 L2contraSCL5L21
Lumbar segment 3contraL31
Area X L3contraSCL10L31
Spinal cord layer 5 L3contraSCL5L31
Lumbar segment 4contraL41
Area X L4contraSCL10L41
Spinal cord layer 5 L4contraSCL5L41
Lumbar segment 5contraL51
Area X L5contraSCL10L51
Spinal cord layer 5 L5contraSCL5L51
Lumbar segment 6contraL61
Area X L6contraSCL10L61
Spinal cord layer 5 L6contraSCL5L61
Sacral segment 1contraSa11
Area X S1contraSCL10S11
Spinal cord layer 5 S1contraSCL5S11
Sacral segment 2contraSa21
Area X S2contraSCL10S21
Spinal cord layer 5 S2contraSCL5S21
Sacral segment 3contraSa31
Area X S3contraSCL10S31
Spinal cord layer 5 S3contraSCL5S31
Sacral segment 4contraSa41
Area X S4contraSCL10S41
Spinal cord layer 5 S4contraSCL5S41
MesencephalonipsiMEC-0.5
Dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscusipsiDLL1
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG0
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG-0.5
Inferior colliculusipsiICOL2
Superior colliculusipsiSC1
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC1
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA1
Retrorubral nucleusipsiRR1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg1
Ventral tegmental nucleusipsiVTg3
Deep mesencephalic nucleusipsiDpMe1
Cuneiforme nucleusipsiCnF2
Koelliker Fuse nucleusipsiKF1
Parabrachial nucleus dorsal partipsiPBD1
Parabrachial nucleus ventral partipsiPBV1
Medulla oblongataipsiMeOb-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1
Rostral ventral respiratory groupipsiRVRG1
Medial septal nucleusipsiMS1
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA3
Lateral preoptic nucleusipsiLPN1
Medial preoptic nucleusipsiMPO-0.5
HypothalamusipsiHYPO-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy3
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC2
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR1
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior part [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHAapar2.5
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior part [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHApPAR2.5
Lateral hypothalamic area premammillary subfornical region [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHAsfp0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH2
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM2
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial regionipsiLHAjvm1
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region dorsal zoneipsiLHAjvd1
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial region ventral zoneipsiLHAjvv0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area subfornical region anterior zoneipsiLHAsfa0
Posterolateral hypothalamusipsiPLHY1
Anterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiAHn1
Area lateralis hypothalamicus posterior [Regio hypothalamus caudalis]ipsiDMrhc1
Dorsal hypothalamic areaipsiDA1
Dorsal hypothalamic nucleusipsiDo-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM3
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA3
Posterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiPH-0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiVMHDM3
Rostral extent of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiVMHDMr3
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc1
Periventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPe1
Medial mammillary nucleus medial partipsiMM1
Premammillary nucleus ventral partipsiPMV1
ThalamusipsiT-0.5
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo1
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV1
Zona incertaipsiZI3
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb1
Medial habenular nucleusipsiMHb1
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT1
Amygdaloid complexipsiAC-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleusipsiBSTdm3
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis magnocellular nucleusipsiBSTmc2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis oval nucleusipsiBSTo2
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe1
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe1
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 5ipsiCg1L52
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 6ipsiCg1L62
Cingulate cortex area 2ipsiCg22
Cingulate cortex area 3 layer 5ipsiCg3L51
Cingulate cortex area 3 layer 6ipsiCg3L61
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL1
NeocortexipsiNEOCX-0.5
Frontal cortex area 2ipsiFr21
Parietal cortex area 2ipsiPar21
Temporal association area 3ipsiTe31
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI1
Perirhinal cortexipsiA352
Medial geniculate nucleusipsiMG1
Lateral septal nucleusipsiLS1
Cervical segment 1ipsiCS10.5
Cervical segment 2ipsiCS20.5
Cervical segment 3ipsiCS30.5
Cervical segment 4ipsiCS40.5
Cervical segment 5ipsiCS50.5
Cervical segment 6ipsiCS60.5
Cervical segment 7ipsiCS70.5
Cervical segment 8ipsiCS80.5
Thoracal segment 1ipsiT10.5
Thoracal segment 2ipsiT20.5
Thoracal segment 3ipsiT30.5
Thoracal segment 4ipsiT40.5
Thoracal segment 5ipsiT50.5
Thoracal segment 6ipsiT60.5
Thoracal segment 7ipsiT70.5
Thoracal segment 8ipsiT80.5
Thoracal segment 9ipsiT90.5
Thoracal segment 10ipsiT100.5
Thoracal segment 11ipsiT110.5
Thoracal segment 12ipsiT120.5
Thoracal segment 13ipsiT130.5
Lumbar segment 1ipsiL10.5
Lumbar segment 2ipsiL20.5
Lumbar segment 3ipsiL30.5
Lumbar segment 4ipsiL40.5
Lumbar segment 5ipsiL50.5
Lumbar segment 6ipsiL60.5
Sacral segment 1ipsiSa10.5
Sacral segment 2ipsiSa20.5
Sacral segment 3ipsiSa30.5
Sacral segment 4ipsiSa40.5

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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