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External cortex of the inferior colliculus left


Abbreviation
ECIC
Color       
Superior regionsInferior colliculus

SynonymsAbbr.Language
 ICe 
Inferior colliculus external cortex  
External nucleus of the inferior colliculus  
Inferior colliculus external nucleus  
External cortex of inferior colliculus Eng
External part of inferior colliculus Eng
External layers of the inferior colliculus Eng
External nucleus of the inferior colliculus Eng
External cortex of the inferior colliculusECICEng

SubregionsSide
Caudobasal part of the external cortex of the inferior colliculusleft
External cortex of the inferior colliculus anterior partleft
External cortex of the inferior colliculus caudal partleft
External cortex of the inferior colliculus dorsocaudal partleft
External cortex of the inferior colliculus dorsomedial partleft
External cortex of the inferior colliculus layersleft
External cortex of the inferior colliculus medial partleft
External cortex of the inferior colliculus rostral partleft
External cortex of the inferior colliculus ventral portionleft
External cortex of the inferior colliculus ventrolateral partleft
Intermediate part of the external cortex of the inferior colliculusleft
Lateral external cortex of the inferior colliculusleft
Rostrolaterally external cortex of the inferior colliculusleft
Rostromedial part of the external cortex of the inferior colliculusleft
Rostrocaudal extent of the external cortex of the inferior colliculusleft
Intercollicular area of the external cortex of the inferior colliculusleft
External cortex of the inferior colliculus ventromedial partleft
Dorsolateral part of the external cortex of the inferior colliculusleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central gray pons partipsiCGP0
Core nuclei of the lateral lemniscusipsiCNLL0
Central part of the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscusipsiDLLC1
Ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscusipsiVLL0
Horizontal cell group of the lateral lemniscusipsiHCG-0.5
Sagulum nucleusipsiSag-0.5
Nuclei of the lateral lemniscus rostral partipsiNLLR-0.5
Medial paralemniscal nucleusipsiMPL3
Inferior colliculusipsiICOL3
Brachium of the inferior colliculusipsibic1
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculusipsiCIC0
External cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiECIC3
External cortex of the inferior colliculus rostral partipsiECICr3
Dorsal cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiDCIC3
Superior colliculusipsiSC2
Most caudal part of the superior colliculusipsimcSC3
Superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCd-1
Tectal longitudinal columnipsiTCL1
Central tegmental field lateral partipsiTGACL3
Substantia nigra lateral partipsiSNL-1
Peripeduncular areaipsiPPA-1
Ventrolateral tegmental areaipsiVLTg3
Pontine nucleiipsiPn3
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi3
Medial trapezoid nucleusipsiMTz0.5
Ventral nucleus of the trapezoid bodyipsiVNTB3
CochleaipsiCO-0.5
Dorsal cochlear nucleusipsiDC3
Ventral cochlear nucleusipsiVC3
Periolivary areaipsiPOA-0.5
Lateroventral periolivary nucleusipsiLVPO-0.5
Medioventral periolivary nucleusipsiMVPO1
Rostral periolivary regionipsiRPO3
Superior oliveipsiSuOLi-0.5
Lateral superior oliveipsiLSO0.5
Medial superior oliveipsiMSO1
Caudal superior olivary complexipsiSuOLiC1
Superior paraolivary nucleusipsiSPO1
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiPGi3
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleusipsiLPGi3
Rostral part of the ventromedial medulla oblongataipsiRMeObvm-0.5
Medial division of the hypothalamusipsiMdH0.5
Posterior limitans thalamic nucleusipsiPLi-1
Posterior thalamic nuclear group dorsocaudal partipsiPoDC1
Suprageniculate thalamic nucleusipsiSG1
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus posterior partipsiVPLP1
Medial part of ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleusipsiVPMm1
Ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus posterior partipsiVPMP2
Posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleusipsiPIL-1
Reticular thalamic nucleus lateral partipsiRtL1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiSPF1.5
Lateral subparafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiSPFL-1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiSPFc1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus medial partipsiSPFme1
Zona incerta caudal partipsiZIC0
Zona incerta dorsal partipsiZID1
Zona incerta lateral partipsiZIL2
Zona incerta rostral partipsiZIR0
Zona incerta ventral partipsiZIV1
Pretectal regionipsiPRT1
Lateral lemniscusipsill-2
Temporoparietal cortexipsiTPcx-1
Temporal association area 3ipsiTe31
Marginal zone of the medial geniculateipsiMZMG-1
Medial geniculate nucleusipsiMG1
Medial geniculate nucleus dorsal partipsiMGD1
Lateromedial part of medial geniculate nucleus dorsal partipsiMGDLM2
Medial geniculate nucleus dorsal part medial subdivisionipsiMGDm1
Rostrocaudal part of medial geniculate nucleus dorsal partipsiMGDRC2
Medial geniculate nucleus medial partipsiMGM3
Medial geniculate nucleus ventral partipsiMGV1
Dorsal part of medial geniculate nucleus ventral partipsiMGVD3
Lateromedial part of medial geniculate nucleus ventral partipsiMGVLM2
Medial geniculate nucleus ventral part medial partipsiMGVm1
Rostrocaudal part of medial geniculate nucleus ventral partipsiMGVRC2
Inferior colliculuscontraICOL1
Center of the central nucleus of the inferior colliculuscontraCICC1
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculus dorsal partcontraCICD3
External cortex of the inferior colliculuscontraECIC1
Dorsal cortex of the inferior colliculuscontraDCIC3
Basal part of the inferior colliculuscontraBICOL1
Superior colliculuscontraSC1
Tectal longitudinal columncontraTCL1
Ventrolateral tegmental areacontraVLTg3
Medial trapezoid nucleuscontraMTz1
Ventral nucleus of the trapezoid bodycontraVNTB1
Dorsal cochlear nucleuscontraDC1
Lateral superior olivecontraLSO1
Medial superior olivecontraMSO0.5
Caudal superior olivary complexcontraSuOLiC0.5
Superior paraolivary nucleuscontraSPO1
Paragigantocellular reticular nucleuscontraPGi-0.5
Posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleuscontraPIL-0.5
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleuscontraSPF0.5
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus caudal partcontraSPFc0.5
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleus medial partcontraSPFme0.5
Marginal zone of medial geniculate nucleuscontraMMG1
Medial geniculate nucleus dorsal partcontraMGD1
Medial geniculate nucleus ventral partcontraMGV-1
Orbicularis oculi muscleipsiMuscOrbOc-0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Nuclei of the lateral lemniscusipsiNLL3
Dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscusipsiDLL2
Intermediate nucleus of the lateral lemniscusipsiILL2
Ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscusipsiVLL2
Sagulum nucleusipsiSag2
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG2
Dorsal periaqueductal gray caudal partipsiDPAGC0
Dorsolateral periaqueductal gray caudal partipsiPAGdlc1
Dorsolateral periaqueductal gray rostral partipsiPAGdlr0
Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray caudal partipsiPAGvlc0
Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray rostral partipsiPAGvlr0
Inferior colliculusipsiICOL3
External cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiECIC3
External cortex of the inferior colliculus rostral partipsiECICr3
Dorsal cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiDCIC-0.5
Inferior colliculus lateral partipsiICOLL3
Intercollicular nucleusipsiInCo3
Superior colliculusipsiSC2
Most caudal part of the superior colliculusipsimcSC3
Superior colliculus deep layersipsiSCd2
Substantia nigra lateral partipsiSNL2
Ventrolateral tegmental areaipsiVLTg2
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB2
Nucleus of the trapezoid bodyipsiTz3
MyelencephalonipsiMYC-0.5
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleusipsiPr53
Spinal trigeminal nucleusipsiSp5nc3
Cochlear nucleusipsiCON-0.5
Dorsal cochlear nucleusipsiDC3
Ventral cochlear nucleusipsiVC3
Gracile caudal partipsiGraC1
Gracile caudomedial partipsiGraCM1
Nucleus XipsiX2
Ventral portion of the medioventral periolivary nucleusipsiVMVPO2
Ventral part of the rostral zone of the periolivary regionipsiVRPO2
Superior periolivary nucleusipsiSPOA2
Superior oliveipsiSuOLi3
Medial superior oliveipsiMSO2
Superior paraolivary nucleusipsiSPO2
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH3
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiDMDM3
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA3
Periventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPe-0.5
Suprageniculate thalamic nucleusipsiSG2
Ventral posterior thalamic complexipsiVPT-0.5
Posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleusipsiPIL1
Zona incerta caudal partipsiZIC0
Zona incerta dorsal partipsiZID1
Zona incerta rostral partipsiZIR0
Zona incerta ventral partipsiZIV1
Pretectal regionipsiPRT1
Lateral lemniscusipsill-0.5
Parietal cortex area 1 layer 5aipsiPar1L5a3
Parietal cortex area 1 layer 5bipsiPar1L5b1
Temporal association area 2ipsiTe21.5
Temporal association area 2 dorsal partipsiTe2D0
Boundary between layer 5 and 6 of temporal area 2ipsiTe2L5b61
Temporal association area 2 layer 1ipsiTe2L10
Temporal association area 2 layer 2ipsiTe2L20
Temporal association area 2 layer 3ipsiTe2L30
Temporal association area 2 layer 4ipsiTe2L40
Temporal association area 2 layer 5ipsiTe2L53
Temporal association area 2 layer 5aipsiTe2L5a0.5
Temporal association area 3ipsiTe31.5
Boundary between layer 5 and of temporal area 3ipsiTe3L5b61
Temporal association area 3 layer 5ipsiTe3L53
Temporal association area 3 layer 5aipsiTe3L5a3
Temporal association area 3 layer 5bipsiTe3L5b1
Temporal association area 3 layer 1ipsiTe3L10
Temporal association area 3 layer 2ipsiTe3L20
Temporal association area 3 layer 3ipsiTe3L30
Temporal association area 3 layer 4ipsiTe3L40
Temporal association cortex 1ipsiTeA1.5
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 3ipsiTeAL30
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 4ipsiTeAL40
Deep gray matter of the temporal association cortex 1ipsiTeAdL3
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 5ipsiTeAL53
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 5aipsiTeAL5a0.5
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 5bipsiTeAL5b3
Boundary between layer 5 and 6 of temporal areaipsiTeAL5b61
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 1ipsiTeAL10
Temporal association cortex 1 layer 2ipsiTeAL20
Ventral temporal association cortexipsiTev1
Auditory regionsipsiAU-0.5
Primary auditory cortexipsiAu13
Dorsal primary auditory cortexipsiAu1D-2
Medial part of the primary auditory cortexipsiAu1M-2
Rostral part of the medial part of the primary auditory cortexipsiAu1MR1.5
Ventrocaudal part of the medial primary auditory cortexipsiAu1MVC2
Primary auditory cortex caudoventral partipsiAu1cv-0.5
Granular insular cortex caudal partipsiGIC1
Medial geniculate nucleusipsiMG2
Medial geniculate nucleus dorsal partipsiMGD1
Medial geniculate nucleus dorsal part medial subdivisionipsiMGDm-1
Medial geniculate nucleus medial partipsiMGM3
Medial geniculate nucleus medial part caudal partipsiMGMc2
Medial geniculate nucleus medial part intermediate partipsiMGMi2
Medial geniculate nucleus rostral partipsiMGR2
Medial geniculate nucleus ventral partipsiMGV2
Lateral cervical nucleusipsiLatC-0.5
Nuclei of the lateral lemniscuscontraNLL2
Dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscuscontraDLL2.5
Sagulum nucleuscontraSag2
Periaqueductal graycontraPAG1
Dorsal periaqueductal gray caudal partcontraDPAGC0
Dorsolateral periaqueductal gray caudal partcontraPAGdlc0
Dorsolateral periaqueductal gray rostral partcontraPAGdlr0
Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray caudal partcontraPAGvlc0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray rostral partcontraPAGvlr0
Inferior colliculuscontraICOL2
Central nucleus of the inferior colliculuscontraCIC1
External cortex of the inferior colliculuscontraECIC1
Inferior colliculus lateral partcontraICOLL3
Nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculuscontraBIC1
Superior colliculus deep layerscontraSCd1
Substantia nigra lateral partcontraSNL1
Ventrolateral tegmental areacontraVLTg1
Parabrachial nucleuscontraPB1
Nucleus of the trapezoid bodycontraTz2
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleuscontraPr52
Spinal trigeminal nucleuscontraSp5nc2
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal part lateral partcontraSp5CL2
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal part medial partcontraSp5Cm2
Cochlear systemcontraCOS2
Cochlear nucleuscontraCON0.5
Dorsal cochlear nucleuscontraDC2
Ventral cochlear nucleuscontraVC2
Dorsal column nucleicontraDCN2
Cuneate nucleuscontraCu3
Gracile nucleus principal partcontraGr3
Nucleus XcontraX2
Ventral portion of the medioventral periolivary nucleuscontraVMVPO2
Ventral part of the rostral zone of the periolivary regioncontraVRPO2
Superior periolivary nucleuscontraSPOA2
Superior olivecontraSuOLi1
Lateral superior olivecontraLSO0.5
Superior paraolivary nucleuscontraSPO2
Suprageniculate thalamic nucleuscontraSG1
RetinacontraRET1
Primary auditory cortexcontraAu12
Ventrocaudal part of the medial primary auditory cortexcontraAu1MVC0.5
Lateral cervical nucleuscontraLatC2
Spinal cord layer 3 C1contraSCL3C11
Spinal cord layer 4 C1contraSCL4C11
Spinal cord layer 1 C1contraSCL1C11
Spinal cord layer 2 C1contraSCL2C11
Spinal cord layer 3 C2contraSCL3C22
Spinal cord layer 4 C2contraSCL4C22
Spinal cord layer 1 C2contraSCL1C22
Spinal cord layer 2 C2contraSCL2C22

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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