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Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus lateral part right


Abbreviation
MDL
Color       
Superior regionsMediodorsal thalamic nucleus

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus lateral partMDLEng
Lateral division of mediodorsal thalamic nucleus  
Lateral division of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus  
Lateral part of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus  
Lateral segment of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus Eng
Lateral mediodorsal nucleus  
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus lateral sector Eng
Lateral mediodorsal thalamic nucleus  
Lateral portion of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus Eng
Mediodorsal nucleus thalamus lateral partMDlEng
Lateral part of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus Eng
Lateral subdivision of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus Eng
Lateral part of the dorsomedial thalamic nucleus Eng
Motor mediodorsal thalamus Eng

SubregionsSide
Rostral zone of the lateral part of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleusright
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus most lateral partright
Dorsal part of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus lateral partright
Ventral part of the lateral mediodorsal thalamic nucleusright
Rostrocaudal part of the lateral mediodorsal thalamic nucleusright
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus rostrocaudal axis of the lateral partright

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Prefrontal cortexcontraPFC0
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexcontraAGl0.5
Paralemniscal nucleusipsiPL3
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA1
Lateral reticular nucleusipsiLRt2
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC0
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR0
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM0
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamusipsiATN1
Reticular thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiRtc-10
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtr2
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiBL-0.5
Anterior basolateral nucleusipsiBLA-0.5
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleus ventral partipsiBLve-0.5
Posterior basolateral nucleusipsiBLP-0.5
Lateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiLA-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis intraamygdaloid divisionipsiBSTIA-0.5
Rostral part of claustrumipsiRCl1.5
Caudate putamenipsiCPu-0.5
Medial striatumipsiCPum-0.5
Rostromedial striatumipsiCPurm-0.5
Retrosplenial ventral partipsiRSPv1
Retrosplenial agranular cortexipsiRSA-0.5
Retrosplenial dysgranular cortexipsiRSdys0
Cingulate cortexipsiCg-0.5
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC2
Cingulate cortex area 1ipsiCg13
Cingulate cortex area 1 caudal partipsiCg1c2
Cingulate cortex area 2 caudal partipsiCg2c2
Dorsal anterior cingulate cortexipsiDACC3
Rostral part of dorsal anterior cingulate cortexipsiDACCR4
Ventral anterior cingulate cortexipsiVACC3
Cingulate cortex layer 1ipsiCgL11
Ventral cingulate cortexipsiCgV-0.5
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL3
Prelimbic cortex caudal partipsiPrLc4
Infralimbic areaipsiiLA3
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL3
Frontal association cortexipsiFrA-0.5
Frontal cortex area 2ipsiFr23
Insular cortexipsiICX-0.5
Agranular insular cortex dorsal partipsiAID-0.5
Agranular insular cortex dorsal part superficial layersipsiAIDsL2
Agranular insular cortex ventral partipsiAIV0
Prefrontal cortexipsiPFC2
Prefrontal cortex dorsomedial partipsiPFCdm-0.5
Dorsal part of the pregenual sector of the prefrontal cortexipsidpgPFC3
Motoric regionsipsiM-1
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl2
Whisker motor cortex subfieldsipsiWMCxS2
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC3
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm2
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex rostral partipsirAGm2
Posterior part of the medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiPoAGm-0.5
Caudal whisker areaipsiCS1BF1
Rostral whisker areaipsiRS1BF3
Ventral medial prefrontal cortexipsivmPFC-0.5
Secondary visual cortexipsiV20
Dorsolateral orbital cortexipsiDLO0
Lateral orbital cortexipsiLO0
Ventral part of the lateral orbital cortexipsiVeLO-0.5
Medial orbital cortexipsiMO-0.5
Ventral orbital cortexipsiVO-0.5
Ventrolateral orbital areaipsiVLO3

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central graycontraCG0.5
Red nucleus magnocellular partcontraRMC1
Red nucleus parvicellular partcontraROC1
Substantia nigra A9contraSN2
Substantia nigra compact partcontraSNC0
Substantia nigra reticular partcontraSNR1
Substantia nigra reticular part dorsoventral partcontraSNRdv1
Substantia nigra reticular part rostral tiercontraSNRro0
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleuscontraLDTg2
Lateral cerebellar nucleuscontraCERL2
Dorsomedial part of the lateral cerebellar nucleuscontraCERLDM1
Locus coeruleuscontraLC1
Intermediate reticular nucleuscontraIRt1
Mesencephalic reticular formationcontraMRF3
Deep mesencephalic nucleuscontraDpMe0.5
Pontine reticular nucleuscontraPRN1
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partcontraPnO3
Pontine reticular nucleus oral part central partcontraPnOC1
Pontine reticular nucleus oral part dorsal partcontraPnOd1
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partcontraPNC3
Gigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraGi3
Parvicellular reticular nucleuscontraPCRt1
Mesencephalic trigeminal nucleuscontraMe51
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleuscontraPr51
Medial vestibular nucleuscontraMVe-0.5
Lateral mammillary nucleuscontraLM-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleuscontraRt1
Reticular thalamic nucleus dorsal partcontraRtD1.5
Lateral part of reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partcontraRtrL1.5
Zona incertacontraZI-0.5
Zona incerta dorsal partcontraZID1
Anterior pretectal nucleuscontraAPT1
Anterior cingulate cortexcontraACC1
Cingulate cortex area 1contraCg11
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 3contraCg1L31
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 5contraCg1L51
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 6contraCg1L61
Cingulate cortex area 2contraCg21
Cingulate area 2 layer 3contraCG2L31
Cingulate area 2 layer 5contraCg2L51
Cingulate cortex area 2 layer 6contraCg2L61
Cingulate cortex area 3 layer 6contraCg3L6-0.5
Prelimbic cortexcontraPrL2
Prelimbic cortex dorsal part layer 6contraPrLdL6-0.5
Prelimbic cortex layer 3contraPrLL32
Prelimbic cortex layer 5contraPrLL52
Prelimbic cortex layer 6contraPrLL62
Infralimbic cortexcontraIL2
Infralimbic cortex layer 5contraILL52
Infralimbic cortex layer 6contraILL62
Infralimbic cortex layer 3contraILL32
Frontal cortex area 2contraFr21
Agranular insular cortexcontraAI0.5
Agranular insular cortex ventral partcontraAIV1
Dysgranular insular cortexcontraDI1
Granular insular cortexcontraGI1
Frontal pole of prefrontal cortexcontraFPFC1.5
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexcontraAGl1
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 6contraAGlL61
Medial prefrontal cortexcontramPFC1
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexcontraAGm1
Anterior medial frontal cortexcontraAMFC1
Central grayipsiCG1
Paralemniscal nucleusipsiPL3
Interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculusipsiIMLF1
Nucleus of DarkschewitschipsiDk2
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG2
Dorsolateral periaqueductal grayipsiDLPAG1
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG1.5
Periventricular gray matteripsiPVG1.5
Red nucleus magnocellular partipsiRMC2
Red nucleus parvicellular partipsiROC2
Superior colliculusipsiSC3
Anterior part of superior colliculus intermediate layersipsiASCi2
Tegmental areaipsiTGA2
Subpeduncular tegmental nucleusipsiSPTg1
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN3
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC-3
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR4
Substantia nigra reticular part caudal tieripsiSNRca2
Substantia nigra reticular part dorsoventral partipsiSNRdv2
Substantia nigra reticular part medial tieripsiSNRm4
Substantia nigra reticular part rostral tieripsiSNRro2
Substantia nigra reticular part ventral subdivisionipsiSNRv3
Substantia nigra reticular part rostral part of the ventral subdivisionipsiSNRrov3
Substantia nigra reticular part ventrolateral tieripsiSNRVL-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA-10
Retrorubral nucleusipsiRR-10
Lateral tegmental nucleusipsiLTN1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg3
Ventral tegmental nucleusipsiVTg1
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg2
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg1
Lateral cerebellar nucleusipsiCERL-0.5
Dorsomedial part of the lateral cerebellar nucleusipsiCERLDM2
A5 noradrenaline cellsipsiA5-10
Locus coeruleusipsiLC3
Nucleus incertus pars compactaipsiNIc3
Nucleus incertus pars dissipataipsiNId3
Pontomesencephalic grayipsiPoMG-0.5
Intermediate reticular nucleusipsiIRt2
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF3
Deep mesencephalic nucleusipsiDpMe1
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN2
Pontine reticular nucleus oral partipsiPnO3
Pontine reticular nucleus oral part central partipsiPnOC3
Pontine reticular nucleus oral part dorsal partipsiPnOd3
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partipsiPNC2
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB-10
Parabrachial nucleus ventral partipsiPBV2
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi2
Parvicellular reticular nucleusipsiPCRt3
MyelencephalonipsiMYC-0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleusipsiSp5nc-10
Spinal trigeminal nucleus layer 1ipsiSp5ncLa12
Anterior part of spinal trigeminal nucleus oral partipsiSp5OA2
Superior vestibular nucleusipsiSuVe-0.5
Lateral vestibular nucleusipsiLVe1
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1.5
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1.5
Pontine raphe nucleusipsiPnR0
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg-3
Raphe magnus nucleus dorsal partipsiDRMg-10
Diagonal band of BrocaipsiDBB-10
Nucleus of the diagonal band of Broca dorsal partipsiVDBD2.5
Medial septal nucleusipsiMS-10
Substantia innominataipsiSI1
Substantia innominata dorsal partipsiSID2.5
Preoptic regionipsiPREO-10
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO3
Juxtaparaventricular part caudal [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVC0.5
Juxtaparaventricular part rostral [Lateral hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]]ipsiJPVR0
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior part [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHAapar2
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior part [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHApPAR2
Lateral hypothalamic area premammillary subfornical region [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiLHAsfp0
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH1
Lateral hypothalamic area juxtadorsomedial regionipsiJDM1
Lateral hypothalamic area motor related juxtaventromedial regionipsiLHAjvm0
Lateral hypothalamic area subfornical region anterior zoneipsiLHAsfa0
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx1
Lateral hypothalamic area rostral partipsiLHro-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM1
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH-10
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh-10
Mammillary bodyipsiCMAM2
Lateral mammillary nucleusipsiLM-0.5
Medial mammillary nucleusipsiMMn0
Dorsal thalamusipsiDOR2
Anteroventral thalamic nucleusipsiAV-10
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV-1
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt3
Reticular thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiRtc-10
Reticular thalamic nucleus dorsal partipsiRtD2
Reticular thalamic nucleus intermediate partipsiRti-10
Reticular thalamic nucleus medial partipsiRtm1
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtr2
Lateral part of reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtrL2
Reticular thalamic nucleus ventromedial partipsiRtvm2
Zona incertaipsiZI2
Zona incerta dorsal partipsiZID3
Dorsolateral aspect of rostral extent of zona incertaipsiZIRdL2.5
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb2
Medial habenular nucleusipsiMHb-10
Pretectal regionipsiPRT-0.5
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT2
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiBL-10
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-10
Cortical amygdaloid nucleusipsiCAn-10
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe-10
Basal gangliaipsiBG-0.5
ClaustrumipsiCl2
Globus pallidusipsiGP-10
Medial globus pallidusipsiMGP3
Ventral pallidumipsiVP4
Ventral pallidum caudal partipsiVPc2
Ventral pallidum lateral partipsiVPlp2
Ventral pallidum rostromedial partipsiVPrm1
Accumbens nucleus coreipsiAcbC-10
Accumbens nucleus shell caudal partipsiAcbShc-10
Caudate putamenipsiCPu-10
Fundus of the striatumipsiFS-10
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh-10
Field CA1 of hippocampusipsiCA1-0.5
Field CA2 of hippocampusipsiCA2-10
SubiculumipsiS2
Entorhinal cortexipsiEnt-10
Piriform cortexipsiPir-10
Retrosplenial agranular cortexipsiRSA1
Cingulate cortexipsiCg2
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC3
Anterior cingulate cortex rostral part layer 6ipsiACCrL63
Cingulate cortex area 1ipsiCg13
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 3ipsiCg1L33
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 5ipsiCg1L53
Cingulate cortex area 1 layer 6ipsiCg1L63
Cingulate cortex area 2ipsiCg23
Cingulate area 2 layer 3ipsiCG2L33
Cingulate area 2 layer 5ipsiCg2L53
Cingulate cortex area 2 layer 6ipsiCg2L63
Cingulate cortex area 3 layer 6ipsiCg3L6-0.5
Dorsal anterior cingulate cortexipsiDACC3
Ventral anterior cingulate cortexipsiVACC3
Dorsal cingulate cortexipsiDCC3
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL3
Prelimbic cortex dorsal part layer 6ipsiPrLdL6-0.5
Prelimbic cortex layer 3ipsiPrLL31
Prelimbic cortex layer 5ipsiPrLL51
Prelimbic cortex layer 6ipsiPrLL63
Infralimbic areaipsiiLA0
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL3
Infralimbic cortex layer 5ipsiILL51
Infralimbic cortex layer 6ipsiILL63
Infralimbic cortex layer 3ipsiILL31
Frontal association cortexipsiFrA3
Frontal association cortex layer 6ipsiFrALL63
Frontal cortex area 2ipsiFr23
Frontal cortex area 3 layer 6ipsiFr3L63
Secondary auditory cortexipsiAu21
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI1
Agranular insular cortex ventral partipsiAIV2
Dysgranular insular cortexipsiDI2
Granular insular cortexipsiGI2
Perirhinal cortexipsiA351
Frontal pole of prefrontal cortexipsiFPFC3
Prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsiPFCL53
Prefrontal cortex layer 6ipsiPFCL63
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl3
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortex layer 6ipsiAGlL63
Whisker motor cortex subfieldsipsiWMCxS2
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC3
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsimPFCL5-0.5
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 6ipsimPFCL62
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm3
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex caudal partipsicAGm1
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsiAGmL52
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 6ipsiAGmL63
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex rostral partipsirAGm-1
Posterior part of the medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiPoAGm-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS11
Primary somatosensory cortex layer 6ipsiS1L61
Secondary somatosensory cortexipsiS21
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 6ipsiS2L61
Rostral forelimb area of SmithipsiRFA-0.5
Medial extrastriate cortexipsiVISM2
Anterior medial frontal cortexipsiAMFC2
Lateral orbital cortexipsiLO1
Ventral part of the lateral orbital cortexipsiVeLO-0.5
Ventral orbital cortexipsiVO-0.5
Ventrolateral orbital areaipsiVLO1
Intergeniculate leafipsiIGL-10
Interpeduncular nucleusipsiIP1
Olfactory cortexipsiOcx0
Lateral septal nucleusipsiLS-10
Triangular septal nucleusipsiTS-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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