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Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus right


Abbreviation
VLG
Color       
Superior regionsLateral geniculate complex

SynonymsAbbr.Language
 LGv 
Ventrolateral geniculate nucleus  
Ventral part of the lateral geniculate body  
Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complex  
Ventral part lateral geniculate complex Eng
Lateral geniculate nucleus ventral part Eng
Lateral geniculate body ventral part Eng
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusvLGNEng
Ventral portion of lateral geniculate Eng
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusVLGNEng
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusVLGEng
Ventral lateral geniculate  

SubregionsSide
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus anterior partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus dorsal partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus lateral partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus magnocellular partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus medial partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus parvicellular partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus rostral partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus ventrolateral partright
Caudal part of the ventral lateral geniculate nucleusright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus internal nucleusright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus external nucleusright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus rostroventral partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus caudal partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus middle on-thirdright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus dorsolateral partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus caudomedial partright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus medial lamina of magnocellular external subdivisionright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus lateral lamina of magnocellular external subdivisionright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus external layersright
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus ventromedial edgeright

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Parabigeminal nucleuscontraPBG-0.5
Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraDT-0.5
Superior colliculuscontraSC1.5
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculuscontraOp2
Intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculuscontraInG0
Superior colliculus medial partcontramSC1
Superior colliculus medial part deep layer 4contramSCdL4-0.5
Superior colliculus medial part lower layer 2contramSCLL2-0.5
Pontine graycontraPG-0.5
Olivary pretectal nucleuscontraOPT3
Suprachiasmatic nucleuscontraSCh2
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complexcontraLGd2
Parafascicular thalamic nucleuscontraPF1
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleuscontraLP1
Zona incertacontraZI-0.5
Nucleus of the optic tractcontraOT2
Optic tractcontraopt-0.5
Pretectal regioncontraPRT-0.5
Anterior pretectal nucleuscontraAPT-0.5
Accessory optic systemcontraAOS2
Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraLTeN2
Infragranular layers of the auditory cortexcontraAULi0
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral partcontraDLGl-0.5
Lateral geniculate complexcontraLG2
Intergeniculate leafcontraIGL-0.5
Lateral geniculate complex ventromedial partcontraLGvm-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleuscontraVLG-0.5
Parabigeminal nucleusipsiPBG-0.5
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG1
Dorsomedial pontine nucleusipsiDMPn-0.5
TectumipsiTEC-0.5
Superior colliculusipsiSC3
Superior colliculus superficial layersipsiSCs3
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculusipsiOp2
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiSuG2
Superior colliculus intermediate layersipsiSCi3
Intermediate gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiInG2
Superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCd3
Deep gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiDpG-0.5
Superior colliculus medial partipsimSC4
Peripeduncular nucleusipsiPP-0.5
Ventrolateral tegmental areaipsiVLTg2
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg-0.5
Perirubral areaipsiPeriR-0.5
PonsipsiP-0.5
Pontine grayipsiPG2
Reticulotegmental nucleusipsiRETn2
Reticulotegmental nucleus of the ponsipsiRtTg-0.5
Pontine nucleiipsiPn-0.5
Pontine nucleus medial partipsiBPNm-0.5
Pontine nucleus ventral partipsiBPNv-0.5
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF2
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN2
Medullary reticular nucleusipsiMdD2
Inferior oliveipsiIO2
Olivary pretectal nucleusipsiOPT-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH-0.5
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus medial parvocellular partipsiMPPa-0.5
Paraventricular nucleus medial partipsiPame-0.5
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh3
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF-0.5
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamusipsiATN2
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complexipsiLGd2
Central medial thalamic nucleusipsiCM-0.5
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF2
Rhomboid thalamic nucleusipsiRh-0.5
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo1
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD-0.5
Intermediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiIMD-0.5
Paratenial thalamic nucleusipsiPT1
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV1
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe1
Reuniens thalamic nucleus caudomedial divisionipsiRecm2
Reunienes thalamic nucleus rostromedial divisionipsiRerm2
Reuniens thalamic nucleus rostrolateral divisionipsiRerl2
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVL0.5
Ventrobasal complexipsiVB0.5
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiVPLca-0.5
Ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiVPMC1
Lateral thalamic nuclear groupipsiLTNG-0.5
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleusipsiLP2
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiLD2
Ventral reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiVRe-0.5
Ventral thalamusipsiVNT-0.5
Perireticular thalamic nucleusipsiPRTN0
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt-0.5
Zona incertaipsiZI2
Nucleus of the optic tractipsiOT2
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb1
Pretectal regionipsiPRT3
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT3
Accessory optic systemipsiAOS2
Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiLTeN2
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMT-0.5
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh-2
Infragranular layers of the auditory cortexipsiAULi0
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC0
Visual regionsipsiVR0
Primary visual cortexipsiV1-0.5
Dorsal geniculate nucleusipsiDLG-0.5
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral partipsiDLGl-2
Lateral geniculate complexipsiLG-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus magnocellular partipsiVLGMC-0.5
Dorsal portion of the lateral geniculate complexipsiLGD1
Medial geniculate nucleusipsiMG0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central graycontraCG0.5
Parabigeminal nucleuscontraPBG2
Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraDT3
Superior colliculuscontraSC3
Superior colliculus superficial layerscontraSCs3
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculuscontraOp1
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculuscontraSuG3
Superior colliculus intermediate layerscontraSCi1
Superior colliculus deep layerscontraSCd0
Tegmental areacontraTGA0
Dorsal tegmental nucleuscontraDTg2
Dorsal tegmental nucleus lateral partcontraDLTN1
Dorsolateral humpcontraCERcndl0
Anterior interposed nucleuscontraAIN0
Posterior interposed nucleuscontraCERpin2
Lateral cerebellar nucleuscontraCERL1
Medial cerebellar nucleuscontraMed0
Locus coeruleuscontraLC-0.5
Locus coeruleus caudal partcontraLCca1.5
Locus coeruleus rostral partcontraLCRo0.5
Pontine nuclei lateral partcontraBPNL0
Pontine nuclei paramedian partcontraPnpm0
Pontine reticular nucleuscontraPRN0
Gigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraGi-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleuscontraDR2
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partcontraDRC0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus median partcontraDRM1
Dorsal raphe nucleus rostral partcontraDRr1
Median raphe nucleuscontraMnR-0.5
Olivary pretectal nucleuscontraOPT2
Medial preoptic areacontraMPA-0.5
Tuberal nucleuscontraTU0.5
Anterior hypothalamic area immediately caudal to the suprachiasmatic areacontraAHAcSCh-0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus anterior partcontraVMHA0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partcontraVMHDM1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partcontraVMHVL0.5
Preoptic periventricular nucleuscontraPePO-0.5
Suprachiasmatic nucleuscontraSCh2
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsal divisioncontraSChd-0.5
Region dorsal to suprachiasmatic nucleuscontraSChDT-0.5
Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleuscontraPSCh-0.5
Retrochiasmatic area immediately caudal to the suprarchiasmatic areacontraRChcSCh-0.5
Dorsal thalamuscontraDOR-0.5
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complexcontraLGd-0.5
Centrolateral thalamic nucleuscontraCL0.5
Parafascicular thalamic nucleuscontraPF2
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleuscontraMD-0.5
Intralaminar nucleicontraILN-0.5
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleuscontraLP-0.5
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleuscontraLD-0.5
Zona incertacontraZI2
Nucleus of the optic tractcontraOT3
Anterior pretectal nucleuscontraAPT0
Anterior pretectal nucleus caudal partcontraAPTca0.5
Anterior pretectal nucleus rostral partcontraAPTro0.5
RetinacontraRET3
Retina nasal partcontraRETna2
Lower temporal crescent of the retinacontraRETLtc3
Peripheral zone of the lower temporal crescent of the retinacontraRETLtcP2
Retinal ganglion cellscontraRETg-10
Retina upper partcontraRETup2
Accessory optic systemcontraAOS1
Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractcontraLTeN1
Primary visual cortex layer 5contraV1L52
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral partcontraDLGl-0.5
Intergeniculate leafcontraIGL2
Intergeniculate leaf rostrocaudal partcontraIGLR-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleuscontraVLG-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleus anterior partcontraVLGA-0.5
Medial geniculate nucleuscontraMG0
MesencephalonipsiMEC-0.5
Central grayipsiCG2
Nucleus of DarkschewitschipsiDk3
Parabigeminal nucleusipsiPBG-0.5
Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiDT3
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG-0.5
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG1
Periventricular gray matteripsiPVG0
Superior colliculusipsiSC3
Superior colliculus superficial layersipsiSCs3
Optic nerve layer of the superior colliculusipsiOp2
Superficial gray layer of the superior colliculusipsiSuG3
Superior colliculus intermediate layersipsiSCi1
Anterior part of superior colliculus intermediate layersipsiASCi1
Superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCd3
Superior colliculus deep layers lateral partipsiSCdLa-0.5
Superior colliculus deep layers medial partipsiSCdM-0.5
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA-0.5
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg-0.5
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg2
Dorsal tegmental nucleus lateral partipsiDLTN2
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg-0.5
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars compactaipsiPPNC-1
Perirubral areaipsiPeriR-0.5
Edinger Westphal nucleusipsiEW3
Interstitial nucleus of CajalipsiInC3
Dorsolateral humpipsiCERcndl0
Anterior interposed nucleusipsiAIN0
Posterior interposed nucleusipsiCERpin0
Lateral cerebellar nucleusipsiCERL0
Medial cerebellar nucleusipsiMed0
Locus coeruleusipsiLC2
Locus coeruleus caudal partipsiLCca2
Locus coeruleus rostral partipsiLCRo1
Pontomesencephalic grayipsiPoMG-0.5
Mesencephalic reticular formationipsiMRF2
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN-0.5
Spinal vestibular nucleusipsiSpVe2
Vestibular nucleiipsiVnc2
Superior vestibular nucleusipsiSuVe2
Medial vestibular nucleusipsiMVe-0.5
Medial vestibular nucleus caudal partipsiMVeP1
Medial vestibular nucleus ventromedial partipsiMVevm1
Lateral vestibular nucleusipsiLVe1
Inferior vestibular nucleusipsiIVN-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC1
Dorsal raphe nucleus median partipsiDRM2
Dorsal raphe nucleus rostral partipsiDRr2
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Superior central raphe nucleusipsiCS1
Pontine raphe nucleusipsiPnR0
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg1
Olivary pretectal nucleusipsiOPT2
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA1
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH2
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx2
Tuberal nucleusipsiTU1
Anterior hypothalamic nucleus ventromedial partipsiAHAvm-3
Anterior hypothalamic area immediately caudal to the suprachiasmatic areaipsiAHAcSCh1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM2
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus anterior partipsiVMHA1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiVMHDM1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiVMHVL1
Preoptic periventricular nucleusipsiPePO1
Subparaventricular zone of the hypothalamus perisuprachiasmatic regionipsiSBPVps-3
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh2
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsal divisionipsiSChd1
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsolateral partipsiSChDL-0.5
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiSCnDM1
Suprachiasmatic nucleus perinuclear zoneipsiSChpnz-0.5
Suprachiasmatic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiSCnVL1
Region dorsal to suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSChDT1
Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleusipsiPSCh1
Incerto hypothalamic areaipsiicHYPO-0.5
Premammillary nucleus dorsal partipsiPMD0.5
Retrochiasmatic area immediately caudal to the suprarchiasmatic areaipsiRChcSCh1
Dorsal thalamusipsiDOR2
Anterior group of the dorsal thalamusipsiATN0.5
Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complexipsiLGd-3
Centrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiCL3
Parafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiPF2
Parafascicular thalamic nucleus lateral partipsiPFL2
Posterior thalamic nuclear groupipsiPo-0.5
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD-0.5
Ventrolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVL0.5
Ventrobasal complexipsiVB0.5
Lateral posterior thalamic nucleusipsiLP-0.5
Laterodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiLD-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt1
Zona incertaipsiZI-0.5
Nucleus of the optic tractipsiOT3
Pretectal regionipsiPRT3
Anterior pretectal nucleusipsiAPT3
Anterior pretectal nucleus caudal partipsiAPTca1
Anterior pretectal nucleus rostral partipsiAPTro1
Posterior pretectal nucleusipsiPPT2
RetinaipsiRET3
Retina nasal partipsiRETna1
Temporal dorsotemporal octant of retinaipsiTDToRET2
Ventral temporal quadrant of retinaipsiVTqRET2
Ventral temporoventral octant of retinaipsiVTVoRET2
Lower temporal crescent of the retinaipsiRETLtc2
Central zone of the lower temporal crescent of the retinaipsiRETLtcC2
Peripheral zone of the lower temporal crescent of the retinaipsiRETLtcP2
Retina temporal-dorsotemporal octantipsiRETtdto1
Retinal ganglion cellsipsiRETg-0.5
Retina temporoventral crescentipsiRETtvc2
Retina upper partipsiRETup1
Accessory optic systemipsiAOS-0.5
Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiLTeN-0.5
Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tractipsiMT-3
Medial visual cortexipsiMVC2
Primary visual cortexipsiV11
Primary visual cortex layer 4ipsiV1L40.5
Primary visual cortex layer 5ipsiV1L53
Primary visual cortex layer 5 pyramidal neuronsipsiV1L5py-0.5
Primary visual cortex layer 6 upper partipsiV1L6u3
Secondary visual cortex medial areaipsiV2M-0.5
Secondary visual cortex medial area layer 5ipsiV2ML5-0.5
Secondary visual cortex lateral areaipsiV2L-0.5
Anterolateral area of subdivision 18a in lateral extrastriate cortexipsiALV2L-0.5
Secondary visual cortex lateral area layer 5ipsiV2LL53
Secondary visual cortex lateral area layer 6aipsiV2LL6a3
Lateral extrastriate cortexipsiVISxL-0.5
Medial extrastriate cortexipsiVISM2
Dorsal geniculate nucleusipsiDLG-0.5
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral partipsiDLGl-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG-0.5
Medial geniculate nucleusipsiMG0.5
EyecontraOrgEye-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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