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Tectum left


Abbreviation
TEC
Color       
Superior regionsMesencephalon

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Tectal region Eng
Optic tectum Eng
TectumTECEng

SubregionsSide
Colliculileft
Tectal grayleft
Tectal longitudinal columnleft
Tectospinal tractleft
Rostral tectumleft
Crossed tecto-reticular neuronsleft
Anteromedial tectumleft
Lateral tectumleft
Posterior tectumleft
Dorsal midbrain tectumleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Inferior colliculusipsiICOL0
Tegmental areaipsiTGA0
Peduncularpontine nucleusipsiPPN0
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC-0.5
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR-0.5
Superior cerebellar peduncleipsisucep0
Pontine nucleiipsiPn-2
Laterodorsal portions of the midbrain reticular formationipsiMRFLd-0.5
Cuneiforme nucleusipsiCnF0
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB0
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi-0.5
Ventral medulla oblongataipsiVMeO-0.5
Medial pretectal nucleusipsiMPT3
RetinaipsiRET-0.5
Midbrain periventricular fiber systemipsilftmpe-2
Caudal forelimb motor areaipsiCFMA2
Rostral forelimb motor areaipsiRFMA2
Nucleus of the posterior commissureipsiPCom3
Cervical segment 1contraCS13
Cervical segment 2contraCS23
Cervical segment 3contraCS33
EyeipsiOrgEye-0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Superior colliculusipsiSC-0.5
Substantia nigra medial partipsiSNM-0.5
Substantia nigra reticular part juxtapeduncular portionipsiSNRjp2
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg-0.5
Locus coeruleusipsiLC3
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleusipsiPr5-0.5
Tuberomammillary nucleus diffuse partipsiTuMdif0.5
Tuberomammillary nucleus medial partipsiTuMM0.5
Ventral tuberomammillary nucleusipsiVTM3
RetinaipsiRET0.5
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh0.5
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC1
Frontal cortex area 2ipsiFr21
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl-0.5
Caudal forelimb motor areaipsiCFMA2
Rostral forelimb motor areaipsiRFMA2
Medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGm1
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel field layer 5ipsiS1BF50
Central dysgranular zone between E4 whisker and forelimb barrel field layers 5ipsiS1BFcdysL5-2
Central dysgranular zone between E4 whisker and forelimb barrel field layers 6ipsiS1BFcdysL6-2
Posterior dygranular zone between whisker and trunk representation layer 5ipsiS1pdyL5-2
Posterior dygranular zone between whisker and trunk representation layer 6ipsiS1pdyL6-2
Secondary somatosensory cortex layer 5ipsiS2L5-0.5
Lateromedial part of the lateral extrastriate cortexipsiVISLLM3
Precommissural nucleusipsiPrC-2
Lateral geniculate complexipsiLG-0.5
Ventral lateral geniculate nucleusipsiVLG-0.5
Deep cerebellar nucleicontraDNC1
Interposed cerebellar nucleicontraICN1
Interposed cerebellar nucleus intermediate partcontraIntim1
Medial cerebellar nucleuscontraMed1
Medial cerebellar nucleus intermediate partcontraMedim1
Medullary reticular nucleuscontraMdD1
Dorsal column nucleicontraDCN1
Tuberomammillary nucleus diffuse partcontraTuMdif0.5
Tuberomammillary nucleus medial partcontraTuMM1
Ventral tuberomammillary nucleuscontraVTM3
RetinacontraRET0
Retinal ganglion cellscontraRETg2
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexcontraAGl-0.5
Dorsal geniculate nucleus lateral partcontraDLGl0

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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