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Pontine nuclei right


Abbreviation
Pn
Color       
Superior regionsPrecerebellar nuclei

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Basilar pons  
Basilar pontine nucleiBPN 
Basilar pontine complex Eng
Basilar pontine neurons Eng
Pontine nuclei close to the peduncle Eng
Pontine nucleiPnEng
Pontine nucleiPNEng
Ventral to the median raphe nuclei Eng

SubregionsSide
Midventral region of the pontine nucleiright
Pontine nuclei caudal partright
Pontine nuclei caudolateral partright
Pontine nuclei central partright
Pontine nuclei centrocaudal partright
Pontine nuclei centroventral partright
Pontine nuclei dorsal partright
Pontine nuclei dorsolateral partright
Pontine nuclei dorsomedial partright
Pontine nuclei lateral partright
Pontine nuclei medial lateral zonesright
Pontine nuclei paramedian partright
Pontine nuclei peripeduncular partright
Pontine nuclei rostral caudal zonesright
Pontine nuclei rostral partright
Pontine nuclei rostrocaudal partright
Pontine nuclei rostrolateral partright
Pontine nuclei rostromedial partright
Pontine nuclei rostroventral partright
Pontine nuclei ventrocaudal partright
Pontine nuclei ventromedial partright
Pontine nucleus medial partright
Pontine nucleus oralisright
Pontine nucleus ventral partright
Dorsocentral axes of the pontine nucleiright
Parvocellular pontine nucleiright
Rostral centrolateral pontine nucleiright

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Cerebellar cortexcontraCERC3
Cerebellar cortex intermediate partcontraCERCim2
Lateral part of the cerebellar cortexcontraCERCL3
ParaflocculuscontraPFl-0.5
Paraflocculus ventral partcontraPFlv4
Ansiform lobule crus 1contraCrus14
Ansiform lobule crus 2acontraCrus2a-0.5
Golgi cells of ansiform lobule crus 2acontraCrus2aGC-0.5
Paramedian lobulecontraPM3
Paramedian lobule zebrin negative band P- 5contraPMZP-52
Paramedian lobule zebrin positive band P+ 5contraPMZP+52
Paramedian lobule zebrin positive band P+ 6contraPMZP+63
Paramedian lobule zebrin positive band P+ 7contraPMZP+73
Copula of the pyramis zebrin negative band P- 4contraCopZP-43
Copula of the pyramis zebrin positive band P+ 5contraCopZP+51
Copula of the pyramis zebrin positive band P+ 7contraCopZP+71
Copula of the pyramis C1 zonecontraCopC1-0.5
Simple lobulecontraSim1
Cerebellar lobule 2 zebrin positive band P+ 5contraCERL2P+51
Cerebellar lobule 7contraCERL73
Cerebellar lobule 8contraCERL83
Cerebellar lobule 10 medial partcontraCERL10Me0
Intermediate part of noduluscontraCERL10im0.5
Cerebellar lobule 6acontraCERL6a3
Cerebellar lobule 6bcontraCERL6b3
Cerebellar lobule 6ccontraCERL6c3
Medial cerebellar cortexcontraCERCM2
Cerebellar nucleicontraDCeN1
Dorsolateral humpcontraCERcndl1
Interposed cerebellar nucleicontraICN3
Anterior interposed nucleuscontraAIN-0.5
Posterior interposed nucleuscontraCERpin3
Posterior interposed nucleus caudal partcontraCERpinC-0.5
Posterior interposed nucleus caudolateralcontraCERpinCL1
Lateral cerebellar nucleuscontraCERL3
Lateral cerebellar nucleus parvicellular partcontraLatPC3
Lateral cerebellar nucleus dorsolateral magnocellular portioncontraCERLdl3
Lateral cerebellar nucleus rostrocaudal columncontraCERLrcc1
Lateral cerebellar nucleus lateroventral partcontraCERLLv1
Medial cerebellar nucleuscontraMed0
FlocculuscontraFl1
Middle cerebellar pedunclecontramcp-2
Pontine nucleicontraPn1
Jaw movement motor cortexcontraJMCx3
CerebellumipsiCERE-1
Cerebellar cortexipsiCERC3
Cerebellar cortex intermediate partipsiCERCim1
Lateral part of the cerebellar cortexipsiCERCL2
Paraflocculus ventral partipsiPFlv4
Ansiform lobule crus 1ipsiCrus10.5
Lateral portion of crus 1ipsiLCrus1-0.5
Ansiform lobule crus 2aipsiCrus2a-0.5
Golgi cells of ansiform lobule crus 2aipsiCrus2aGC-0.5
Paramedian lobuleipsiPM-0.5
C1-zoneipsiC1ZO2
C2-zoneipsiC2ZO2
Paramedian lobule zebrin negative band P- 5ipsiPMZP-50.5
Paramedian lobule zebrin positive band P+ 5ipsiPMZP+50.5
Paramedian lobule zebrin positive band P+ 6ipsiPMZP+60.5
Paramedian lobule zebrin positive band P+ 7ipsiPMZP+70.5
Zone D0 of the paramedian lobuleipsiPMzD01
Zone D1 of the paramedian lobuleipsiPMzD14
A2 zone of the paramedian lobuleipsiPMA2z1
Copula of the pyramis zebrin negative band P- 4ipsiCopZP-40.5
Copula of the pyramis zebrin positive band P+ 5ipsiCopZP+50.5
Copula of the pyramis zebrin positive band P+ 7ipsiCopZP+70.5
Copula of the pyramis C1 zoneipsiCopC13
Copula of the pyramis C2 zoneipsiCopC2z1
Simple lobuleipsiSim3
Cerebellar lobule 2ipsiCERL20
Cerebellar lobule 2 zebrin positive band P+ 5ipsiCERL2P+50.5
Cerebellar lobule 2b zone D0ipsiCERL2bD00.5
Cerebellar lobule 2b zone C2ipsiCERL2bC21
Cerebellar lobule 3ipsiCERL30
Cerebellar lobule 1ipsiCERL10
Cerebellar lobule 4ipsiCERL40
Cerebellar lobule 5ipsiCERL50
Cerebellar lobule 7ipsiCERL73
Cerebellar lobule 8ipsiCERL83
Cerebellar lobule 9ipsiCERL93
Cerebellar lobule 10ipsiCERL103
Cerebellar lobule 10 medial partipsiCERL10Me0.5
Intermediate part of nodulusipsiCERL10im0.5
Cerebellar lobule 6aipsiCERL6a3
Cerebellar lobule 6bipsiCERL6b3
Cerebellar lobule 6cipsiCERL6c3
Posterior lobe vermis lobule 7ipsiPLVERML73
Medial cerebellar cortexipsiCERCM0
Cerebellar nucleiipsiDCeN1
Dorsolateral humpipsiCERcndl1
Deep cerebellar nucleiipsiDNC2
Interposed cerebellar nucleiipsiICN0.5
Anterior interposed nucleusipsiAIN-0.5
Posterior interposed nucleusipsiCERpin0.5
Posterior interposed nucleus caudal partipsiCERpinC-0.5
Posterior interposed nucleus caudolateralipsiCERpinCL1
Lateral cerebellar nucleusipsiCERL3
Lateral cerebellar nucleus parvicellular partipsiLatPC3
Lateral cerebellar nucleus dorsolateral magnocellular portionipsiCERLdl3
Lateral cerebellar nucleus rostrocaudal columnipsiCERLrcc1
Lateral cerebellar nucleus lateroventral partipsiCERLLv1
Medial cerebellar nucleusipsiMed0
FlocculusipsiFl0.5
Middle cerebellar peduncleipsimcp-2
Locus coeruleusipsiLC-0.5
Cochlear nucleusipsiCON-0.5
Pontine vestibular nucleiipsiPoVnc-0.5
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg-0.5
Nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal bandipsiHDB-0.5
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal bandipsiVDB-0.5
Substantia innominataipsiSI-0.5
Substantia innominata dorsal partipsiSID1
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO-0.5
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH-0.5
RetinaipsiRET-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-0.5
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe-0.5
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL1.5
Dorsal peduncular cortexipsiDP1.5
Jaw movement motor cortexipsiJMCx3
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS12
Hypoglossal nerveipsi12P0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscuscontraVLL0
Periaqueductal graycontraPAG0
Inferior colliculuscontraICOL0
Tegmental areacontraTGA1.5
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA0.5
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleuscontraLDTg-0.5
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleuscontraPPTg-0.5
Interstitial nucleus of CajalcontraInC0.5
Cerebellar nucleicontraDCeN-0.5
Interposed cerebellar nucleicontraICN3
Anterior hump regions of the interpositus complexcontraAhIN-0.5
Interposed cerebellar nucleus dorsolateral humpcontraIntDL2
Posterior hump regions of the interpositus complexcontraCERphin-0.5
Lateral cerebellar nucleuscontraCERL3
Medial cerebellar nucleuscontraMed1
Medial cerebellar nucleus medial halfcontraMedmh-0.5
FlocculuscontraFl0.5
Pontine nucleicontraPn1
Reticular systemcontraRF3
Medullary reticular nucleus dorsal partcontraMdDd2
Medullary reticular nucleus dorsolateral partcontraMdDdL-0.5
Perihypoglossal complexcontra12periC1
Spinal trigeminal nucleuscontraSp5nc0
Dorsal cochlear nucleuscontraDC0
Raphe magnus nucleuscontraRMg-0.5
Dorsal column nucleicontraDCN3
Cuneate nucleuscontraCu3
Cuneate nucleus dorsal partcontraCuD-0.5
Cuneate nucleus lateral partcontraCuLa1
Cuneate nucleus medial partcontraCuMED-0.5
Gracile nucleus dorsal partcontraGraD-0.5
Gracile nucleus lateral partcontraGraL-0.5
Gracile nucleus principal partcontraGr-0.5
Caudal lateral hypothalamic area at the level of the mammillary regioncontraLHcMAM0.5
Posterior hypothalamic areacontraPHA0.5
Posterior hypothalamic nucleuscontraPH0.5
Perifornical nucleuscontraPeF0
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleuscontraSPF0
Zona incertacontraZI2
Nucleus of the optic tractcontraOT0
Lateral habenular nucleuscontraLHb2
Anterior pretectal nucleuscontraAPT0
Cerebral cortexcontraCEC0.5
Retrosplenial agranular cortex layer 5contraRSAL50.5
Area 29d layer 5contraA29dL50.5
Retrosplenial granular cortex layer 5contraRSGL50.5
Cingulate cortex layer 5contraCgL51
Primary auditory cortex layer 5contraAu1L50.5
Secondary auditory cortex layer 5contraAu2L50.5
Agranular insular cortexcontraAI1
Agranular insular cortex layer 5contraAIL50.5
Perirhinal cortex layer 5contraA35L50.5
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexcontraAGl-0.5
Forelimb motor cortexcontraFMCx0.5
Caudal forelimb motor areacontraCFMA-0.5
Forelimb motor cortex layer 5contraFMCxL52
Hindlimb motor cortex layer 5contraHMCxL52
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5contraAGlL51.5
Jaw movement motor cortexcontraJMCx2
Medial prefrontal cortex caudal partcontramPFCc-0.5
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5contraAGmL51
Primary somatosensory cortex layer 5contraS1L51
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 5contraS2L50.5
Primary visual cortexcontraV11
Secondary visual cortex medial area layer 5contraV2ML52
Secondary visual cortex lateral area layer 5contraV2LL51
Ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscusipsiVLL0
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG0
TectumipsiTEC-2
Inferior colliculusipsiICOL0
External cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiECIC3
Superior colliculus intermediate and deep layersipsiSCidLa-0.5
Tegmental areaipsiTGA1.5
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR-2
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg-0.5
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg-0.5
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW-0.5
Interstitial nucleus of CajalipsiInC1
CerebellumipsiCERE-2
Cerebellar nucleiipsiDCeN-0.5
Interposed cerebellar nucleiipsiICN1
Lateral cerebellar nucleusipsiCERL3
FlocculusipsiFl1
Locus coeruleusipsiLC-0.5
Reticular systemipsiRF2
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF-0.5
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN-0.5
Medullary reticular nucleusipsiMdD-0.5
Medullary reticular nucleus dorsal partipsiMdDd2
Ventral medullary reticular formationipsiVMurF1
Perihypoglossal complexipsi12periC1
Spinal trigeminal nucleusipsiSp5nc0.5
Dorsal cochlear nucleusipsiDC2
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg-0.5
Dorsal column nucleiipsiDCN0.5
Olivary pretectal nucleusipsiOPT-0.5
Tuberomammillary nucleusipsiTuM1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy-1
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH3
Caudal lateral hypothalamic area at the level of the mammillary regionipsiLHcMAM-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx1
Rostral lateral hypothalamic area at the level of the chiasmatic hypothalamic regionipsiLHroCH0
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA-1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM1
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA1
Posterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiPH3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH-1
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc1
Lateral mammillary nucleusipsiLM3
Medial mammillary nucleusipsiMMn3
Premammillary nucleusipsiPMAN1
Supramammillar nucleusipsiSuM1
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF1
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo-0.5
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiSPF0.5
Zona incertaipsiZI4
Middle-third of the caudal two-thirds of the zona incertaipsiZICttmt-0.5
Zona incerta rostral poleipsiRoPoZI0.5
Tuber cinereum areaipsiTC1
Nucleus of the optic tractipsiOT2
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb3
Pretectal regionipsiPRT-2
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT3
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis oval nucleusipsiBSTo-10
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis medial divisionipsiBSTM-0.5
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe3
Caudate putamenipsiCPu-0.5
Cerebral cortexipsiCEC-0.5
Retrosplenial agranular cortex layer 5ipsiRSAL51
Area 29d layer 5ipsiA29dL51.5
Retrosplenial granular cortex layer 5ipsiRSGL51
Cingulate cortexipsiCg-0.5
Anterior cingulate cortex layer 1ipsiACCL1-2
Anterior cingulate cortex layer 5ipsiACCL53
Cingulate cortex layer 5ipsiCgL51
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL3
Frontal association cortexipsiFrA-0.5
Frontal association cortex corticopontine cellipsiCPnFr-0.5
Frontal cortex area 2ipsiFr21
Parietal association cortexipsiPtA-0.5
Parietal cortex area 1ipsiPar1-0.5
Parietal cortex area 1 layer 5bipsiPar1L5b-0.5
Temporal cortexipsiTE-0.5
Primary auditory cortex layer 5ipsiAu1L51.5
Secondary auditory cortex layer 5ipsiAu2L50.5
Insular cortexipsiICX-0.5
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI3
Agranular insular cortex layer 5ipsiAIL51
Agranular insular cortex ventral part jaw movement areaipsiAIVjm1
Granular insular cortex caudal partipsiGIC1
Dorsal granular insular cortexipsiDGI2
Perirhinal cortex layer 5ipsiA35L50.5
Dorsal peduncular cortexipsiDP3
Somatomotoric regionsipsiSMR3
Motoric regionsipsiM-0.5
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl2.5
Caudal forelimb motor areaipsiCFMA2
Forelimb motor cortex layer 5ipsiFMCxL54
Hindlimb motor cortex layer 5ipsiHMCxL53
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsiAGlL53
Orofacial motor cortexipsiOFCx-0.5
Jaw movement motor cortexipsiJMCx2.5
Whisker motor cortex subfieldsipsiWMCxS3
Primary motor cortex genital areaipsiM1ge-0.5
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 1ipsiAGmL1-2
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsiAGmL53
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS14
Posteromedial barrel subfieldipsiPMBSF3
Posteromedial barrel subfield A1 layer 5bipsiPMBSFA1L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield A2 layer 5bipsiPMBSFA2L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield A3 layer 5bipsiPMBSFA3L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield A4 layer 5bipsiPMBSFA4L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield B1 layer 5bipsiPMBSFB1L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield B2 layer 5bipsiPMBSFB2L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield B3 layer 5bipsiPMBSFB3L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield B4 layer 5bipsiPMBSFB4L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield C1 layer 5bipsiPMBSFC1L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield C2 layer 5bipsiPMBSFC2L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield C3 layer 5bipsiPMBSFC3L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield C4 layer 5bipsiPMBSFC4L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield C5 layer 5bipsiPMBSFC5L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield D1 layer 5bipsiPMBSFD1L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield D2 layer 5bipsiPMBSFD2L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield D3 layer 5bipsiPMBSFD3L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield D4 layer 5bipsiPMBSFD4L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield D5 layer 5bipsiPMBSFD5L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield D6 layer 5bipsiPMBSFD6L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield E1 layer 5bipsiPMBSFE1L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield E2 layer 5bipsiPMBSFE2L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield E3 layer 5bipsiPMBSFE3L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield E4 layer 5bipsiPMBSFE4L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield E5 layer 5bipsiPMBSFE5L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield E6 layer 5bipsiPMBSFE6L5b-0.5
Posteromedial barrel subfield layer 5bipsiPMBSFL5b2
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel field layer 5b pyramidal tract neuronsipsiS1BF5bpt-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex layer 5ipsiS1L53
Primary somatosensory cortex forelimb regionipsiS1FL3
Primary somatosensory cortex hindlimb regionipsiS1HL-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex trunk regionipsiS1Tr-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex proximal forelimbipsiS1pF-0.5
Secondary somatosensory cortexipsiS24
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 5ipsiS2L52
Somatomotoric regions layer 5bipsiSMRL5b-0.5
Primary visual cortexipsiV12
Anterior part of the primary visual cortex layer 5ipsiV1aL52
Primary visual cortex caudal part layer 5ipsiV1CaL51
Primary visual cortex lateral part layer 5ipsiV1LaL52
Primary visual cortex layer 5 aipsiV1L5a2
Temporal visual field of the primary visual cortex layer 5ipsiTvV1L50.5
Secondary visual cortexipsiV22
Secondary visual cortex medial area layer 5ipsiV2ML52
Secondary visual cortex lateral area layer 5ipsiV2LL51
Primary visual cortex medial part layer 5ipsiV1meL51
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG-0.5
Spinal cordipsiMES-0.5
Spinal cord layer 6 L1ipsiSCL6L1-0.5
Spinal cord layer 7 L1ipsiSCL7L1-0.5
Spinal cord layer 6 L2ipsiSCL6L2-0.5
Spinal cord layer 7 L2ipsiSCL7L2-0.5
Spinal cord layer 6 L3ipsiSCL6L3-0.5
Spinal cord layer 7 L3ipsiSCL7L3-0.5
Spinal cord layer 6 L4ipsiSCL6L4-0.5
Spinal cord layer 7 L4ipsiSCL7L4-0.5
Spinal cord layer 6 L5ipsiSCL6L5-0.5
Spinal cord layer 7 L5ipsiSCL7L5-0.5
Spinal cord layer 6 L6ipsiSCL6L6-0.5
Spinal cord layer 7 L6ipsiSCL7L6-0.5

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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