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Midline group of the dorsal thalamus left


Abbreviation
MTN
Color       
Superior regionsDorsal thalamus

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Intermediate level of dorsal thalamus  
Intermediate level of the dorsal thalamus  
Midline thalamic nuclei  
Midline thalamic region  
Periventricular thalamic nucleusPe 
Midline group of the dorsal thalamusMTNEng
Midline nuclear groupMID 
Midline nuclei of the thalamus Eng
Midline nuclei of the thalamus dorsal part Eng
Midline thalamic nucleus  
Midline thalamusMIDEng
Dorsal midline thalamus Eng
Dorsal midline group Eng
Periventricular nuclei of thalamus Eng

SubregionsSide
Midline group of the dorsal thalamus anterior levelleft
Midline group of the dorsal thalamus caudal regionsleft
Midline group of the dorsal thalamusrostral regionsleft
Paratenial thalamic nucleusleft
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusleft
Perireuniens nucleusleft
Retroreuniens arealeft
Reuniens thalamic nucleusleft
Subfascicular nucleusleft
Midline group of the dorsal thalamus posterior partleft
Midline group of the dorsal thalamus ventral regionsleft
Posterior periventricular thalamic nucleusleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA3
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC2
Dorsal raphe nucleus lateral wingipsiDRlw2
Dorsal raphe nucleus rostral partipsiDRr2
Central raphe nucleus dorsal partipsiCRNdp2.5
Central raphe nucleus ventral partipsiCRNvp0.5
Basal forebrainipsiBAF3
Diagonal band of BrocaipsiDBB2
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal bandipsiVDB3
Medial septal nucleusipsiMS3
Substantia innominata anterior partipsiSIA2
Substantia innominata dorsal partipsiSID-0.5
Substantia innominata posterior partipsiSIP2
Substantia innominata ventral partipsiSIV-0.5
Magnocellular preoptic nucleusipsiMCPO3
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus central partipsiVMHC1
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiVMHVL1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa-0.5
Central medial thalamic nucleusipsiCM-0.5
Midline in the central medial thalamic nucleusipsiCMmi-0.5
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD2
Intermediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiIMD-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt1
Reticular thalamic nucleus medial partipsiRtm3
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostral medial partipsiRtrm2
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtr2
Reticular thalamic nucleus ventromedial partipsiRtvm-0.5
Amygdaloid complexipsiAC3
Basal nucleusipsiBnc2.5
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiBL3
Lateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiLA-1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis dorsolateral partipsiBSTDL3
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe3
Central amygdaloid nucleus lateral divisionipsiCeL-1
Cortical amygdaloid nucleusipsiCAn3
Periamygdaloid complexipsiPAC-0.5
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe-0.5
Rostral part of claustrumipsiRCl1
Lateral globus pallidusipsiLGP1
Ventral pallidumipsiVP3
Accumbens nucleusipsiAc3
Accumbens nucleus coreipsiAcbC3
Lateral coreipsiAcbCl-0.5
Accumbens nucleus posterolateral partipsiAcbpl2
Accumbens nucleus shellipsiAcbSh-0.5
Dorsomedial shellipsiAcbShdm-0.5
Lateral accumbens shellipsiAcbShl-0.5
Ventromedial shellipsiAcbShvm-0.5
Lateral nucleus accumbensipsiAcl2
Caudate putamenipsiCPu2
Dorsomedial striatumipsiCPudm2
Medial striatumipsiCPum2
Dorsolateral striatumipsiCPudl2
Mediodorsal striatumipsiCPuMD-0.5
Mediolateral striatumipsiCPuml2
Rostral striatum ventromedial partipsiCPurVM2.5
Rostrocaudal striatumipsiCPurc2
Rostrocaudal region of the caudate putamenipsiRCCPu-0.5
Ventral striatumipsiCPuv2
Ventromedial striatumipsiCPuvm0
Fundus of the striatumipsiFS-1
Subthalamic nucleusipsiSTh-0.5
Dorsal hippocampusipsiHIPPd1
Ventral hippocampusipsiHIPPv3
Lateral entorhinal cortexipsiLEnt3
Medial entorhinal cortexipsiMEnt2
Piriform cortexipsiPir-0.5
White matter of the neocortexipsiWMNCx-2
Cingulate cortexipsiCg1
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC-0.5
Cingulate cortex layer 1ipsiCgL12
Cingulate cortex layer 5ipsiCgL52
Cingulate cortex superficial layersipsiCgsLa2
Cingulumipsicg-2
Frontal association cortexipsiFrA-0.5
Frontal cortex area 1ipsiFr12
Frontal cortex area 2 anterior partipsiFr2a2
Frontal cortex area 3ipsiFr3-0.5
Parietal association cortexipsiPtA-0.5
Insular cortexipsiICX-1
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI1.5
Insular cortex midrostral partipsiICXmr2
Lateral neocortexipsiLCX-0.5
Perirhinal cortexipsiA351
Ectorhinal cortexipsiA361
Postrhinal cortexipsiPOR1
Prefrontal cortexipsiPFC-0.5
Prefrontal cortex dorsomedial partipsiPFCdm-0.5
Prefrontal cortex layer 1ipsiPFCL12
Prefrontal cortex layer 2ipsiPFCL21
Prefrontal cortex layer 3ipsiPFCL31
Prefrontal cortex layer 4ipsiPFCL41
Prefrontal cortex layer 5ipsiPFCL52
Prefrontal cortex layer 6ipsiPFCL62
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC3
Primary visual cortexipsiV11
Medial orbital cortexipsiMO2
Ventral orbital cortexipsiVO2
Ventrolateral orbital areaipsiVLO2
Olfactory tubercleipsiTuO2
Intermediomedial cell column C1ipsiIMMC1-0.5
Dorsal horn C1ipsiDHC1-0.5
Dorsal horn C2ipsiDHC2-0.5
Thoracal segment 1ipsiT1-0.5
Thoracal segment 2ipsiT2-0.5
Amygdaloid complexcontraAC1
Basal nucleuscontraBnc1.5
Basolateral amygdaloid nucleuscontraBL1
Central amygdaloid nucleuscontraCe1.5
Cortical amygdaloid nucleuscontraCAn1
Accumbens nucleuscontraAc1
Accumbens nucleus shellcontraAcbSh-0.5
Dorsomedial shellcontraAcbShdm-0.5
Caudate putamencontraCPu1
Ventral hippocampuscontraHIPPv-0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
MesencephalonipsiMEC2
Central gray pons part medial partipsiCGPm1.5
Periaqueductal gray rostral dorsal partipsiPAGdr3
Periaqueductal gray caudal dorsolateral partipsiPAGLDC1
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG2
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG-0.5
Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray rostral partipsiPAGvlr-0.5
Superior colliculus lateral partipsiSCL3
Central tegmental fieldipsiTGAC-1
Ventral midbrain tegmentumipsiVeMT-0.5
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC2
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR1
Substantia nigra reticular part dorsomedial tieripsiSNRDM2
Substantia nigra reticular part medial tieripsiSNRm1
Substantia nigra reticular part ventral subdivisionipsiSNRv2
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA3
Peripeduncular areaipsiPPA-0.5
Retrorubral nucleusipsiRR-1
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg3
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg2
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleusipsiPPTg0
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars compactaipsiPPNC2
A5 noradrenaline cellsipsiA5-0.5
Barringtons nucleusipsiBar-1
Locus coeruleusipsiLC3
Pontomesencephalic grayipsiPoMG0
Pontine tegmental fieldipsiPTF-1
Medial reticular formationipsiRFm0
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB-1
Lateral parabrachial nucleusipsiLPB-1
Lateral parabrachial nucleus dorsal partipsiLPBD-1
Lateral parabrachial nucleus lateral partipsiLPBL2
Parabrachial nucleus central lateral partipsiPBCeL1
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi1
Lateral reticular nucleusipsiLRt0
Medullary reticular nucleus ventrolateral partipsiMdVL1
Area postremaipsiAP-0.5
Hypoglossal nucleusipsi12S2
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleusipsiPr5-0.5
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleus dorsal partipsiPr5D0
Medial vestibular nucleusipsiMVe-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol2
Nucleus of the solitary tract caudal partipsiSolca-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract lateral partipsiSolL1
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial partipsiSolM3
Dorsal motor nucleus of vagusipsi102
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR2
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC-0.5
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR2
Superior central raphe nucleusipsiCS2
A1 noradrenergic cellsipsiA13
Ventral respiratory groupipsiVReG0
Gracile nucleus principal partipsiGr2
Intercalated nucleus of the medullaipsiIn2
Basal forebrainipsiBAF1.5
Diagonal band of BrocaipsiDBB1
Nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal bandipsiHDB0
Lateral part of the nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal bandipsiLPHDB3
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal bandipsiVDB0
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal band lateral partipsiVDBL0
Medial septal nucleusipsiMS1
Substantia innominataipsiSI1
Lateral preoptic areaipsiLPO2
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA2
Medial preoptic area periventricular partipsiMPApv1
Median preoptic nucleusipsiMnPO2
Ventrolateral preoptic nucleusipsiVLPO1
Dorsolateral preoptic regionipsiPREOdL1
Dorsal cap of the vascular organ of the lamina terminalisipsiVOLTdc1
HypothalamusipsiHYPO-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH1
Lateral hypothalamic area anteriorposterior partipsiLHapo2
Tuberal division of the lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLHTC-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA1
Anterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiAHn-2
Anterior part of the anterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiAHna-2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM2
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH2
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc2
Nucleus paraventricularis [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaPAR-1
Periventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPe2
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh-1
Suprachiasmatic nucleus ventrolateral partipsiSCnVL0
Supraoptic nucleus [Supraoptic region]ipsiSO1
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV2.5
Subfornical organipsiSFO1
Reticular thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiRtc0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleus rostral partipsiRtr0.5
Medial subdivision of the rostral part of the reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRtrM0.5
Zona incerta dorsal partipsiZID-0.5
Accessory basal nucleusipsiAB3
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis fusiform partipsiFu1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis magnocellular nucleusipsiBSTmc-1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis oval nucleusipsiBSTo0.5
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe3
Central amygdaloid nucleus medial divisionipsiCeM2
Interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure medial partipsiIPACM0.5
Anterior amygdaloid areaipsiAA1
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe1
Ventral pallidumipsiVP2
Ventral pallidum caudal partipsiVPc2
Ventral pallidum lateral partipsiVPlp2
Accumbens nucleusipsiAc1
Parasubthalamic nucleusipsiPSTh2
Bed nucleus of the anterior commissureipsiBAC0
Dorsal hippocampusipsiHIPPd3
SubiculumipsiS2
Subiculum dorsal distal partipsiSdd1
Fornixipsif3
Ventral hippocampal commissureipsivhc1
PresubiculumipsiPrS2
Presubiculum layer 2ipsiPrSL2-0.5
Presubiculum layer 3ipsiPrSL3-0.5
Presubiculum deep layersipsiPrSDL-0.5
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC3
Cingulate cortex area 3 layer 5ipsiCg3L51
Cingulate cortex area 3 layer 6ipsiCg3L6-0.5
Cingulate cortex agranular partipsiCgag3
Prelimbic cortexipsiPrL-0.5
Prelimbic cortex dorsal part layer 6ipsiPrLdL6-0.5
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL-0.5
Frontal association cortexipsiFrA1
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI1
Prefrontal cortexipsiPFC3
Central part of jaw motor areaipsiCJMCx2
Medial prefrontal cortex ventral partipsimPFCV-0.5
Posterior part of the medial agranular prefrontal cortexipsiPoAGm-0.5
Ventral medial prefrontal cortexipsivmPFC-0.5
Ventral prefrontal cortexipsiVPFC-0.5
Anterior medial frontal cortexipsiAMFC1
Orbital cortexipsiOrC1
Medial orbital cortexipsiMO-0.5
Orbital prefrontal cortexipsioPFC-0.5
Dorsal medial septumipsiDMS1
Dorsolateral septumipsiDLSER0
Lateral septal nucleus most caudal aspectipsiLSmca1
Triangular septal nucleusipsiTS1
Ventrolateral septal regionipsiVLSER0
Cervical segment 6ipsiCS6-0.5
Cervical segment 7ipsiCS7-0.5
Cervical segment 8ipsiCS8-0.5
Thoracal segment 1ipsiT1-0.5
Thoracal segment 10ipsiT10-0.5
Lumbar segment 3ipsiL3-0.5
Lumbar segment 4ipsiL4-0.5
Central gray pons part medial partcontraCGPm1.5
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleuscontraLDTg2
Dorsal tegmental nucleuscontraDTg2
Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus pars compactacontraPPNC0.5
Ventral respiratory groupcontraVReG0
Suprachiasmatic nucleuscontraSCh-1
Zona incertacontraZI0.5
Posterior part of the medial agranular prefrontal cortexcontraPoAGm-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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