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Midbrain extrapyramidal area right


Abbreviation
MEA
Color       
Superior regionsTegmental area

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Midbrain extrapyramidal areaMEAEng

SubregionsSide
Midbrain extrapyramidal area caudal partright

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Magnocellular reticular nucleuscontraNRMC3
Gigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraGi2
Gigantocellular reticular nucleus ventral partcontraGiV2
Parvicellular reticular nucleus lateral partcontraPCRtl3
Ambiguus nucleuscontraAmb3
Facial nucleuscontra72
Spinal trigeminal nucleuscontraSp5nc2
Nucleus of the solitary tractcontraSol0.5
Dorsal column nucleicontraDCN0
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraPGi2
Retrofacial nucleuscontraRFN2
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC3
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR3
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA3
Magnocellular reticular nucleusipsiNRMC2
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi3
Gigantocellular reticular nucleus ventral partipsiGiV3
Parvicellular reticular nucleus lateral partipsiPCRtl4
Ambiguus nucleusipsiAmb4
Facial nucleusipsi72
Spinal trigeminal nucleusipsiSp5nc3
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol1.5
Dorsal column nucleiipsiDCN0
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiPGi3
Retrofacial nucleusipsiRFN2
Basal nucleus MeynertipsiB2
Substantia innominataipsiSI2
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH2
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF2
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVL1
Zona incertaipsiZI2
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMT3
Dorsal globus pallidusipsiDGP2
Medial globus pallidus rostral partipsiMGPr2
Ventral pallidumipsiVP2
Caudate putamenipsiCPu2
Lateral striatumipsiCPul2
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh3
Subthalamic nucleus caudal partipsiSThc2
Subthalamic nucleus middle partipsiSThm2
Subthalamic nucleus rostral partipsiSThr2
Field CA3 of hippocampus layer stratum radiatumipsiCA3rad1
Field CA3 of hippocampus layer stratum pyramidaleipsiCA3pyr1
Lateral entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 1ipsiVLEAL10.5
Lateral entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 2ipsiVLEAL20.5
Lateral entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 3ipsiVLEAL31
Lateral entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 4ipsiVLEAL41
Lateral entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 5ipsiVLEAL51
Lateral entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 6ipsiVLEAL61
Medial entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 3ipsiMEntVL31
Medial entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 4ipsiMEntVL41
Medial entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 5ipsiMEntVL51
Medial entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 6ipsiMEntVL61
Medial entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 1ipsiMEntVL10.5
Medial entorhinal cortex ventral part layer 2ipsiMEntVL20.5
Medial third of the postpiriform transition area layer 1ipsiTRmtL12.5
Medial third of the postpiriform transition area layer 2ipsiTRmtL2-0.5
Medial third of the postpiriform transition area layer 3ipsiTRmtL32.5
Perirhinal cortex layer 1ipsiA35L11
Perirhinal cortex layer 2ipsiA35L21
Perirhinal cortex layer 4ipsiA35L41
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl2

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Lateral periaqueductal graycontraLPAG1
Periaqueductal gray dorsal partcontraPAGd0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal graycontraVLPAG1
Superior colliculuscontraSC2
Central tegmental fieldcontraTGAC1.5
Substantia nigra compact partcontraSNC0.5
Substantia nigra lateral partcontraSNL0
Substantia nigra reticular partcontraSNR0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA0.5
Retrorubral nucleuscontraRR1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleuscontraLDTg1
Gigantocellular tegmental fieldcontraGiCTeF0.5
Edinger Westphal nucleuscontraEW1
Interposed cerebellar nucleicontraICN0
Lateral cerebellar nucleuscontraCERL0
Barringtons nucleuscontraBar0.5
Locus coeruleuscontraLC0.5
Pontine tegmental fieldcontraPTF1
Prepositus nucleuscontraPr0.5
Cuneiforme nucleuscontraCnF0
Lateral parabrachial nucleuscontraLPB2
Parabrachial nucleus medialcontraPBnMe0.5
Gigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraGi0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleuscontraSp5nc0
Nucleus of the solitary tract caudal partcontraSolca0
Nucleus of the solitary tract rostral partcontraSolro0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleuscontraDR3
Median raphe nucleuscontraMnR1.5
Superior central raphe nucleuscontraCS1.5
Ventral lateral medulla oblongatacontraMVL0
Ventral respiratory groupcontraVReG1
Cuneate nucleuscontraCu0.5
Diagonal band of BrocacontraDBB0
Substantia innominatacontraSI0.5
Lateral preoptic areacontraLPO0.5
Medial preoptic areacontraMPA0
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleuscontraPa0
Perifornical nucleuscontraPeF0.5
Zona incertacontraZI0.5
Lateral habenular nucleuscontraLHb2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminaliscontraBST0.5
Central amygdaloid nucleuscontraCe0
Globus palliduscontraGP0
Medial globus palliduscontraMGP0.5
Caudate putamencontraCPu0
Prefrontal cortexcontraPFC0
Lateral periaqueductal grayipsiLPAG2.5
Periaqueductal gray dorsal partipsiPAGd2
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG2
Superior colliculusipsiSC2.5
Tegmental areaipsiTGA2
Central tegmental fieldipsiTGAC3
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC1
Substantia nigra lateral partipsiSNL0
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR1
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA2
Retrorubral nucleusipsiRR1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg2
Gigantocellular tegmental fieldipsiGiCTeF1
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus midcaudal levelipsiPPTgmC2
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW1
Interposed cerebellar nucleiipsiICN0.5
Lateral cerebellar nucleusipsiCERL0.5
Barringtons nucleusipsiBar1
Locus coeruleusipsiLC1
Pontine tegmental fieldipsiPTF1
Prepositus nucleusipsiPr0.5
Cuneiforme nucleusipsiCnF1
Lateral parabrachial nucleusipsiLPB3
Parabrachial nucleus medialipsiPBnMe1.5
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleusipsiSp5nc0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract caudal partipsiSolca0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract rostral partipsiSolro0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR3
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Superior central raphe nucleusipsiCS1.5
Ventral lateral medulla oblongataipsiMVL0
Ventral respiratory groupipsiVReG1
Cuneate nucleusipsiCu0.5
Diagonal band of BrocaipsiDBB0.5
Substantia innominataipsiSI1
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO0.5
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA1
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior part [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHAapar1
Perifornical hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiPFxPAR2
Lateral hypothalamic area [Region of tuber cinereum]ipsiLHTUC1
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior partipsiLHAp2
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa1
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF1.5
Zona incertaipsiZI1
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb4
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST0
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe0.5
Globus pallidusipsiGP0.5
Medial globus pallidusipsiMGP1
Caudate putamenipsiCPu0.5
Prefrontal cortexipsiPFC0.5
Septal regionipsiSER0.5

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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