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Medial forebrain bundle right


Abbreviation
mfb
Color       
Superior regionsLarge fiber tracts

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Medial forebrain bundlemfbEng

SubregionsSide
Medial forebrain bundle a componentright
Medial forebrain bundle b componentright
Medial forebrain bundle dorsal aspectright
Medial forebrain bundle ventral aspectright
Medial forebrain bundle medial partright
Medial forebrain bundle ventrolateral partright
Medial forebrain bundle at the level of the anterior commissureright
Medial forebrain bundle at the level of the lateral preoptic areraright
Medial forebrain bundle at the level of the anterior hypothalamic nucleusright
Medial forebrain bundle at the level of the lateral hypothalamusright
Medial forebrain bundle at the level of the posterior hypothalamic nucleusright
Medial forebrain bundle posterior extensionright
Medial forebrain bundle immediately rostral to CMAMright
Medial forebrain bundle dorsolateral partright
Medial forebrain bundle ventromedial partright

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA-2
Lateral tegmental nucleuscontraLTN-2
Ventral tegmental nucleuscontraVTg-2
Dorsal tegmental nucleuscontraDTg-2
Locus coeruleuscontraLC1
Raphe nucleicontraRAN-2
Paralemniscal reticular formationipsiPLRF-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA-2
Ventral tegmental area anterior partipsiVTAA-0.5
Ventral tegmental area posterior partipsiVTAP-0.5
Lateral tegmental nucleusipsiLTN-2
Ventral tegmental nucleusipsiVTg-2
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg-2
Locus coeruleusipsiLC3
Reticular systemipsiRF1.5
Raphe nucleiipsiRAN-2
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM-2
Posterior lobe of pituitaryipsiPPit-2
Ansa peduncularisipsiape-2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis medial division posteromedial partipsiBSTMPM3
HippocampusipsiHIPP-0.5
Dorsal hippocampusipsiHIPPd-2
Posterior piriform cortexipsiPPIRC-2
Interpeduncular nucleusipsiIP2
Olfactory bulb A16ipsiMOB-0.5
Anterior olfactory nucleusipsiAON-0.5
Olfactory tubercle lateral partipsiTuOL-2
Lateral septal nucleusipsiLS-2

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central graycontraCG-2
Central gray mesencephalic partcontraCGM-2
Medial longitudinal fasciculuscontramlf-2
Nucleus of Darkschewitsch caudal partcontraDkc-2
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleuscontraLDTg-2
Locus coeruleuscontraLC-2
Prepositus nucleuscontraPr-2
Parabrachial nucleus dorsal partcontraPBD-2
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partcontraDRC-2
Dorsal raphe nucleus rostral partcontraDRr-2
Superior central raphe nucleuscontraCS-2
A1 noradrenergic cellscontraA1-2
A2 noradrenergic cellscontraA2-2
Ventromedial medulla oblongatacontraMeObvm-2
Medial septal nucleuscontraMS-2
Supramammillar nucleuscontraSuM-2
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamuscontraATN0
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleuscontraMD3
Paraventricular thalamic nucleuscontraPV0
Medial habenular nucleuscontraMHb0
Globus palliduscontraGP0
Parasubthalamic nucleuscontraPSTh-2
Interpeduncular nucleuscontraIP1
MesencephalonipsiMEC-2
Central grayipsiCG-2
Central gray mesencephalic partipsiCGM-2
Medial longitudinal fasciculusipsimlf-2
Nucleus of DarkschewitschipsiDk-2
Nucleus of Darkschewitsch caudal partipsiDkc-2
Nucleus of Darkschewitsch rostral partipsiDkR-2
Dorsolateral periaqueductal grayipsiDLPAG-0.5
Lateral periaqueductal grayipsiLPAG-2
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG-2
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG-2
Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray caudal partipsiPAGvlc-0.5
Lateral pontine tegmentumipsiLPTG-2
Ventral midbrain tegmentumipsiVeMT-0.5
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC-2
Substantia nigra compact part medial tieripsiSNCM-2
Substantia nigra compact part middle two thirdsipsiSNCmitt-2
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA-2
Interfascicular nucleusipsiIF-2
Caudal linear nucleus of the rapheipsiCLi-2
Retrorubral nucleusipsiRR-2
Transitional region between ventral tegmental area and the medial substantia nigra pars compactaipsiTRVTAmSNC-0.5
Ventrolateral tegmental areaipsiVLTg-0.5
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg-2
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg-2
Dorsal tegmental nucleus lateral partipsiDLTN-2
Interstitial nucleus of the decussation of the superior cerebellar peduncleipsiID-2
Superior cerebellar peduncleipsisucep-2
A4 noradrenaline cellsipsiA4-2
A7 noradrenaline cellsipsiA7-2
Locus coeruleusipsiLC-2
Nucleus incertusipsiNI-2
Pontomesencephalic grayipsiPoMG-2
Pontine grayipsiPG-2
Prepositus nucleusipsiPr-2
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF-2
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN-0.5
Pontine reticular nucleus caudal partipsiPNC-2
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB-2
Koelliker Fuse nucleusipsiKF-2
Parabrachial nucleus central lateral partipsiPBCeL-2
Parabrachial nucleus dorsal partipsiPBD-2
Caudal part of the dorsal parabrachial nucleusipsiPBCD-2
Medial parabrachial nucleus external partipsiMPBE-2
Parabrachial nucleus ventral partipsiPBV-2
Caudal part of the ventral parabrachial nucleusipsiPBCV-2
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi-2
Lateral reticular nucleusipsiLRt-2
Medullary reticular nucleusipsiMdD-2
Subnucleus reticularis dorsalisipsiSRD-2
Subnucleus reticularis ventralis medullae oblongataeipsiSRV-2
Caudal medullary reticular formationipsiCMdD-2
Medial medullary reticular nucleusipsiMMdD-2
Medullary reticular nucleus dorsal partipsiMdDd-2
Parvicellular reticular nucleusipsiPCRt-2
Peritrigeminal zoneipsiP5-2
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol-2
Nucleus of the solitary tract caudal partipsiSolca-2
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partipsiSolC-2
Nucleus of the solitary tract posterior partipsiSolP-0.5
Parasolitary nucleusipsiPSol-2
Dorsal motor nucleus of vagusipsi10-2
Raphe nucleiipsiRAN-2
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR-2
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC-2
Dorsal raphe nucleus rostral partipsiDRr-2
Rostral linear nucleus of the rapheipsiRLi-2
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR-2
Medial raphe nucleusipsiMeR-2
Superior central raphe nucleusipsiCS-2
Pontine raphe nucleusipsiPnR-2
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg-2
Raphe magnus nucleus rostral partipsiRMgR-2
Raphe obscurus nucleusipsiROb-2
Raphe obscurus nucleus caudal partipsiRObc-2
Raphe pallidus nucleusipsiRPa-2
B9 serotonin cellsipsiB9-2
Caudal medulla oblongataipsiCMeOb-2
A1 noradrenergic cellsipsiA1-2
A2 noradrenergic cellsipsiA2-2
Ventromedial medulla oblongataipsiMeObvm-2
Basal forebrainipsiBAF-2
Ventral endopiriform nucleusipsiVEn-2
Diagonal band of BrocaipsiDBB-2
Nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal band rostral partipsiRPHDB-2
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal bandipsiVDB-2
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal band dorsal partipsiVDBDo-2
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal band ventral partipsiVDBve-2
Medial septal nucleusipsiMS-2
Substantia innominataipsiSI-2
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO1
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA-2
Magnocellular preoptic nucleusipsiMCPO-2
Ventrolateral preoptic nucleusipsiVLPO-2
Dorsolateral preoptic regionipsiPREOdL-2
Tuberomammillary nucleusipsiTuM-2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy-2
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH-2
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior partipsiLHAp-2
Lateral hypothalamic area posterolateral partipsiLHPL-2
Lateral hypothalamic area [Lateral zone mammillary level]ipsiLHLZM-2
Tuberal division of the lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLHTC-0.5
Tuberal division of the lateral hypothalamic area posterolateral partipsiLHTCPL-2
Tuberal division of the lateral hypothalamic area medial partipsiLHTCM-2
Medial zoneipsiMHA-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA-2
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH-2
Periventricular zoneipsiPVZ-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa-0.5
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh-2
Suprachiasmatic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiSCnVL-2
Supraoptic nucleus [Supraoptic region]ipsiSO-2
Supramammillar nucleusipsiSuM-2
A8 dopamine cells retrorubral groupipsiRRF-2
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamusipsiATN2
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD3
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV1
Dorsal caudal extent of the subfornical organipsiSFOdc-2
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb-0.5
Medial habenular nucleusipsiMHb1
Stria medullaris of the thalamusipsism-2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis posterior divisionipsiBSTP-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis principal nucleusipsiBSTpr-2
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe-2
Central amygdaloid nucleus lateral divisionipsiCeL-2
Central amygdaloid nucleus medial divisionipsiCeM-2
Sublenticular extended amygdalaipsiSLEA-2
Nucleus of the lateral olfactory tractipsiLOT-2
Globus pallidusipsiGP2
Caudal subpallidal regionipsiCaSuPa-2
Ventral pallidumipsiVP-0.5
Accumbens nucleusipsiAc-2
Accumbens nucleus caudomedial shellipsiAcbShcm3
Dorsal tip of the dorsomedial accumbens nucleusipsiACBdmt-2
Caudate putamenipsiCPu-2
Parasubthalamic nucleusipsiPSTh-2
Subthalamic nucleus medial partipsiSThM-2
Posterior piriform cortexipsiPPIRC-2
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL-0.5
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL-0.5
Precommissural nucleusipsiPrC-2
Interpeduncular nucleusipsiIP1
Interpeduncular nucleus caudal subnucleusipsiIPC-2
Accessory olfactory bulbipsiAOB-0.5
Olfactory tubercleipsiTuO-0.5
Olfactory tubercle lateral partipsiTuOL-2
Dorsal medial septumipsiDMS-2
Lateral septal nucleusipsiLS-2
Lateral septal nucleus caudal partipsiLSc-2
Lateral septal nucleus dorsal partipsiLSD-0.5
Lateral septal nucleus dorsomedial tip of the intermediate partipsiLSdmI-2
Lateral septal nucleus rostral part dorsolateral zoneipsiLSrdl3
Ventrally lateral septal nucleus rostral part medial zoneipsiLSrmV-0.5
Lateral septal nucleus ventral partipsiLSV1
Septofimbrial nucleusipsiSFi-0.5
Dorsal triangular septal nucleusipsiDTS-2
Septohypothalamic nucleusipsiSHy1

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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