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Granular insular cortex caudal part right


Abbreviation
GIC
Color       
Superior regionsGranular insular cortex

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Insular auditory areaIAA 
Caudal part of gustatory cortex Eng
Granular insular cortex caudal partGICEng
Caudal part of the posterior insular cortex Eng

SubregionsSide
Caudal one-third of the granular insular cortexright
Caudalmost area of the granular insular cortexright
Granular insular cortex caudal part layersright

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Granular insular cortex caudal partcontraGIC3
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 5contramPFCL51.5
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 6contramPFCL61.5
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 3contramPFCL31.5
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 4contramPFCL41.5
Primary somatosensory cortexcontraS12
External cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiECIC1
Pontine nucleiipsiPn1
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo1.5
Ventral posterior thalamic nucleus parvicellular partipsiVPPC1.5
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVPL1
Ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVPM1
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis anterior lateral areaipsiBSTAL1
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe1
Central amygdaloid nucleus lateral divisionipsiCeL1.5
Central amygdaloid nucleus medial divisionipsiCeM1
Rostral striatumipsiCPur1.5
Agranular insular cortex caudal partipsiAIC1.5
Agranular insular cortex dorsal partipsiAID1.5
Agranular insular cortex rostral partipsiRAIC3
Dysgranular insular cortexipsiDI2
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl1
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsimPFCL53
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 6ipsimPFCL63
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 3ipsimPFCL33
Medial prefrontal cortex layer 4ipsimPFCL43
Secondary somatosensory cortexipsiS21
Medial geniculate nucleus medial partipsiMGM1

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Trigeminal subnucleus caudaliscontra5SSC3
Trigeminal subnucleus caudalis lamina 1contra5SSCL13
Trigeminal subnucleus caudalis lamina 2contra5SSCL23
Trigeminal subnucleus caudalis lamina 5contra5SSCL53
Temporal association cortex 1contraTeA0
Ventral temporal association cortexcontraTev0
Agranular insular cortex dorsal partcontraAID0
Agranular insular cortex posterior partcontraAIP0
Granular insular cortex caudal partcontraGIC3
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexcontraAGl0
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexcontraAGm0
Primary somatosensory cortexcontraS10
Secondary somatosensory cortexcontraS20
Suprageniculate thalamic nucleusipsiSG2
Submedius thalamic nucleusipsiSub2
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe2
Ventromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVM2
Temporal association cortex 1ipsiTeA3
Ventral temporal association cortexipsiTev3
Agranular insular cortex dorsal partipsiAID3
Agranular insular cortex posterior partipsiAIP3
Visceral dysgranular insular cortex layer 2ipsiDIvL21
Visceral dysgranular insular cortex layer 3ipsiDIvL31
Deep layers of the dysgranular insular cortexipsiDIvDL1
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl1
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm3
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS11
Secondary somatosensory cortexipsiS23
Internal division of the medial geniculate nucleusipsiMGi3

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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