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Myelencephalon left

Abbreviation	MYC
Color
Superior regions	Rhombencephalon

Synonyms	Abbr.	Language
Myelencephalon	MYC	Eng
Brainstem

Subregions	Side
Medulla oblongata	left
Region between the midlevel of the pyramidal decussation and the caudal border of spinal segment C2	left
Spinomedullary junction	left
Anterior brainstem	left
Rostral myelencephalon	left
Lateral myelencephalon	left
Lower brainstem	left
Midline nuclei of the brainstem	left
Dorsal part of the myelencephalon	left
Ventral myelencephalon	left
Caudal brainstem	left
Ventrolateral brainstem	left
Autonomic areas in the brainstem	left
Nonauditory brainstem nuclei	left
Dorsolateral brainstem	left
Dorsomedial brainstem	left
Lacrimomuconasal nucleus	left
Lacrimo-nasopalatine nucleus	left
Transition zone CS1 nucleus nervi facialis and nucleus nervi vestibulocochlearis	left
Transition zone CS2 CS3 nucleus nervi facialis and nucleus nervi vestibulocochlearis	left

Output to

Name	Side	Abbr.	Weight
Medial longitudinal fasciculus	ipsi	mlf	-2
Periaqueductal gray rostrolateral part	ipsi	PAGRL	3
External cortex of the inferior colliculus	ipsi	ECIC	-0.5
Dorsal cortex of the inferior colliculus	ipsi	DCIC	-0.5
Substantia nigra lateral part	ipsi	SNL	-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10 lateral part	ipsi	VTAL	3
Ventral respiratory group caudal part	ipsi	VCReG	3
Dorsal column nuclei	ipsi	DCN	3
Superior salivatory nucleus	ipsi	SuS	3
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal band	ipsi	VDB	3
Arcuate nucleus	ipsi	Arc	-0.5
Supraoptic nucleus [Supraoptic region]	ipsi	SO	-0.5
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus	ipsi	MD	3
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus lateral part	ipsi	MDL	-0.5
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleus paralemellar division	ipsi	MDpL	-0.5
Reuniens thalamic nucleus	ipsi	Re	-0.5
Subfornical organ	ipsi	SFO	-0.5
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleus	ipsi	VL	-0.5
Ventromedial thalamic nucleus	ipsi	VM	-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleus	ipsi	Rt	3
Zona incerta ventral part	ipsi	ZIV	-0.5
Habenula	ipsi	HAB	2
Lateral habenular nucleus	ipsi	LHb	2
Lateral habenular nucleus rostral part	ipsi	LHbro	1
Medial habenular nucleus	ipsi	MHb	2
Lateral portion of the internal capsule	ipsi	Lic	2
Amygdaloid complex	ipsi	AC	2
Central amygdaloid nucleus	ipsi	Ce	-0.5
Accumbens nucleus	ipsi	Ac	2
Caudate putamen	ipsi	CPu	2
Caudal striatum	ipsi	CPuc	2
Frontal association cortex	ipsi	FrA	2
Lateral parietal association cortex	ipsi	LPtA	2
Temporal cortex	ipsi	TE	2
Olfactory bulb A16	ipsi	MOB	0
Olfactory tubercle	ipsi	TuO	2
Intermediomedial cell column C1	ipsi	IMMC1	-0.5
Dorsal horn C1	ipsi	DHC1	-0.5
Dorsal horn C2	ipsi	DHC2	-0.5
Lumbar segments	ipsi	LSeg	-0.5
Lumbar segment 6	ipsi	L6	-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10 lateral part	contra	VTAL	3
Ventral respiratory group caudal part	contra	VCReG	1
Aortic nerve	ipsi	aorticn	0
Superior cervical ganglion	ipsi	AutoSCeG	-0.5
Superior laryngeal nerve	ipsi	sLn	0
Distal duodenum	ipsi	OrgsDuoD	1
Distal duodenum	contra	OrgsDuoD	-0.5
Uricle	ipsi	OrgUtric	2
Middle ear	ipsi	OrgMiEar	0
Anterior neck muscles	ipsi	MuscLAN	0
Pectoral muscle	ipsi	MuscLPec	0
Uricle	contra	OrgUtric	2

Input from

Name	Side	Abbr.	Weight
Mid caudal mesencephalon	ipsi	micMEC	-2
Medial longitudinal fasciculus	ipsi	mlf	-2
Dorsal periaqueductal gray	ipsi	DPAG	-2
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus	ipsi	LDTg	-0.5
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus	ipsi	PPTg	-0.5
Cerebellum	ipsi	CERE	-0.5
Superior cerebellar peduncle lateral part	ipsi	sucepL	-2
Prepositus nucleus	ipsi	Pr	3
Vestibular nuclei	ipsi	Vnc	3
Nucleus of the solitary tract	ipsi	Sol	-0.5
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleus	ipsi	PGi	1
Lateral edge of the brainstem	ipsi	LaMYCe	-2
Medial septal nucleus medial part	ipsi	MSm	-0.5
Substantia innominata	ipsi	SI	-0.5
Nucleus of the ansa lenticularis	ipsi	AL	3
Lateral preoptic area	ipsi	LPO	-2
Diencephalon	ipsi	DEC	3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus	ipsi	DMHy	2
Lateral hypothalamic area	ipsi	LH	3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus	ipsi	VMH	2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvocellular division	ipsi	PavPo	3
Centrolateral intralaminar nucleus	ipsi	CLILN	2
Zona incerta	ipsi	ZI	3
Lateral habenular nucleus	ipsi	LHb	3
Lateral habenular nucleus central part	ipsi	LHbc	0
Medial habenular nucleus	ipsi	MHb	3
Ventral part of the medial lemniscus	ipsi	veml	-2
Amygdaloid complex	ipsi	AC	3
Central amygdaloid nucleus	ipsi	Ce	3
Central amygdaloid nucleus medial division	ipsi	CeM	-0.5
Central division of the central amygdaloid nucleus	ipsi	CeCe	-0.5
Globus pallidus	ipsi	GP	2
Medial globus pallidus caudal one-third	ipsi	MGPcot	3
Medial globus pallidus rostral part	ipsi	MGPr	0
Ventral pallidum	ipsi	VP	0.5
Retrosplenial cortex	ipsi	RSCx	-0.5
Cingulate cortex	ipsi	Cg	-0.5
Prelimbic cortex dorsal part layer 5	ipsi	PrLdL5	-0.5
Infralimbic cortex	ipsi	IL	-0.5
Deep gray matter of the temporal association cortex 1	ipsi	TeAdL	3
Dorsal peduncular cortex	ipsi	DP	-0.5
Motoric regions	ipsi	M	1
Motoric regions layer 5	ipsi	MRL5	4
Motoric regions layer 6	ipsi	MRL6	4
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5 b	ipsi	AGmL5b	-0.5
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 6	ipsi	AGmL6	-0.5
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 5	ipsi	S2L5	4
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 6	ipsi	S2L6	4
Visual regions	ipsi	VR	-2
Ventrolateral orbital area	ipsi	VLO	-0.5
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 5 b	contra	AGmL5b	-0.5
Medial agranular prefrontal cortex layer 6	contra	AGmL6	-0.5
Nodose ganglion	ipsi	AutoNoG	0
Recurrent laryngeal nerve	ipsi	reLa	0
Nodose ganglion	contra	AutoNoG	0
Oesophagus	ipsi	OrgsOes	-0.5
Oesophagus	contra	OrgsOes	-0.5
Kidney	ipsi	OrgsKid	-0.5

Key for weights

Value	Weight
-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