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Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus right

Abbreviation	SuG
Color
Superior regions	Superior colliculus superficial layers

Synonyms	Abbr.	Language
	SCsg
Superior colliculus superficial grey layer
Superior colliculus superficial gray layer
Lamina II of the superior colliculus
Lamina 2 of the superior colliculus
Layer 2 of the superior colliculus
Stratum griseum superficiale	SGS	Eng
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus	SuG	Eng
Superficial gray

Subregions	Side
Inferior part of the superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus	right
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus medial part	right
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus rostral part	right
Lateral part of the superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus	right
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus deep parts	right
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus caudal part	right
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus mediolateral part	right
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus anteroposterior part	right
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus lower third	right
Upper part of the superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus	right
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus ventral part	right
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculus upper part	right

Output to

Name	Side	Abbr.	Weight
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex	contra	LGd	-0.5
Dorsomedial zone of the ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus	contra	VPLdmz	-0.5
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleus	contra	LP	1
Zona incerta	contra	ZI	0
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral part	contra	DLGl	0
Intergeniculate leaf	contra	IGL	1
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus	contra	VLG	3
Mediolateral part of the dorsal division of the medial geniculate nucleus	contra	MGDML	1
Parabigeminal nucleus	ipsi	PBG	-0.5
Inferior colliculus	ipsi	ICOL	0
Superior colliculus superficial layers	ipsi	SCs	-2
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculus	ipsi	Op	-0.5
Superior colliculus superficial layers commissural neurons	ipsi	SCscn	2
Substantia nigra compact part	ipsi	SNC	0.5
Peripeduncular nucleus	ipsi	PP	1
Suprachiasmatic nucleus	ipsi	SCh	3
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamus	ipsi	ATN	-3
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex	ipsi	LGd	3
Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complex	ipsi	LGv	3
Posterior thalamic nuclear group	ipsi	Po	-3
Suprageniculate thalamic nucleus	ipsi	SG	2
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus caudal part	ipsi	VPLca	-0.5
Dorsomedial zone of the ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus	ipsi	VPLdmz	2
Posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleus	ipsi	PIL	2
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleus	ipsi	LP	3
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleus	ipsi	LD	-3
Primary visual cortex	ipsi	V1	-0.5
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral part	ipsi	DLGl	3
Lateral geniculate complex	ipsi	LG	2
Intergeniculate leaf	ipsi	IGL	-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus	ipsi	VLG	3
Dorsal portion of the lateral geniculate complex	ipsi	LGD	-0.5
Medial geniculate nucleus	ipsi	MG	2
Mediolateral part of the dorsal division of the medial geniculate nucleus	ipsi	MGDML	-0.5
Medial geniculate nucleus medial part	ipsi	MGM	2

Input from

Name	Side	Abbr.	Weight
Sublayer b of superior colliculus intermediate layers	contra	SCiB	1
Nucleus incertus pars dissipata	contra	NId	1
Pretectal region	contra	PRT	-0.5
Retina	contra	RET	3
Retinal ganglion cells	contra	RETg	3
Superior colliculus zonal layer	ipsi	SCzo	1
Nucleus incertus pars compacta	ipsi	NIc	-0.5
Nucleus incertus pars dissipata	ipsi	NId	2
Intertrigeminal nucleus	ipsi	I5	0
Olivary pretectal nucleus	ipsi	OPT	1
Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complex	ipsi	LGv	2
Pretectal region	ipsi	PRT	-0.5
Pretectal region profund part	ipsi	PRTp	1
Dorsal pretectal nucleus	ipsi	DPRT	4
Retina	ipsi	RET	3
Retinal ganglion cells	ipsi	RETg	1
Retrosplenial cortex anterior part	ipsi	RSan	0.5
Retrosplenial cortex posterior part	ipsi	RSpo	1
Retrosplenial agranular cortex layer 4	ipsi	RSAL4	0.5
Retrosplenial agranular cortex layer 5	ipsi	RSAL5	0.5
Retrosplenial agranular cortex layer 6	ipsi	RSAL6	0.5
Retrosplenial agranular cortex layer 1	ipsi	RSAL1	0.5
Retrosplenial agranular cortex layer 2	ipsi	RSAL2	0.5
Retrosplenial agranular cortex layer 3	ipsi	RSAL3	0.5
Retrosplenial granular cortex layer 5	ipsi	RSGL5	0.5
Retrosplenial granular cortex layer 6	ipsi	RSGL6	0.5
Retrosplenial granular cortex layer 1	ipsi	RSGL1	0.5
Retrosplenial granular cortex layer 2	ipsi	RSGL2	0.5
Retrosplenial granular cortex layer 3	ipsi	RSGL3	0.5
Retrosplenial granular cortex layer 4	ipsi	RSGL4	0.5
Retrosplenial granular cortex medial part	ipsi	RSGsuM	-0.5
White matter of the retrosplenial granular cortex	ipsi	RSGraWM	0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex face region	ipsi	S1FR	0
Primary somatosensory cortex forelimb region	ipsi	S1FL	0
Primary somatosensory cortex hindlimb region	ipsi	S1HL	0
Visual regions	ipsi	VR	3
Primary visual cortex	ipsi	V1	3
Primary visual cortex layer 5	ipsi	V1L5	1
Secondary visual cortex medial area layer 5	ipsi	V2ML5	1
Secondary visual cortex lateral area	ipsi	V2L	2
Lateral extrastriate cortex	ipsi	VISxL	-0.5
Lateromedial part of the lateral extrastriate cortex	ipsi	VISLLM	1
Medial extrastriate cortex	ipsi	VISM	-0.5
Posterior part of the medial extrastriate cortex	ipsi	VISMP	3
Intergeniculate leaf	ipsi	IGL	-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus	ipsi	VLG	2
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus ventrolateral part	ipsi	VLGvL	2

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