Table 2

Regions included in the described higher-level atlases

AbbreviationRegionAbbreviationRegion
ACAAnterior cingulate areaPAGPeriaqueductal gray
ACBNucleus accumbensPALcCaudal pallidum
AHNAnterior hypothalamic nucleusPALmMedial pallidum
AONAnterior olfactory nucleusPALvVentral pallidum
ATNAnterior dorsal thalamusPCGPontine central gray
CA1Field CA1PGPontine gray
CA2Field CA2PHPosterior hypothalamus
CA3Field CA3PHYPerihypoglossal nucleus
DGDentate gyrusPMdDorsal premammilary
DMHDorsomedial hypothalamusPMvVentral premammilary
DMXDorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nervePRNPontine reticular nucleus
EPIEpithalamusPRTPretectal region
FNFastigial nucleusPVHParaventricular hypothalamus
FRPFrontal poleRCHRetrochiasmatic area
GRNGigantocellular reticular nucleusRNRed nucleus
ICInferior colliculusRSPRetrosplenial cortex
ILMIntralaminar nucleusRTReticular nucleus of the thalamus
IOInferior olivary complexSCmMotor superior colliculus
IRNIntermediate reticular nucleusSCsSensory superior colliculus
LDTLaterodorsal tegmental nucleusSFSeptofimbrial nucleus
LSLateral septumSOCSuperior olivary complex
MARNMagnocellular reticular nucleusSPFSubparafascicular nucleus
MDRNMedullary reticular nucleusSUBSubiculum
MEDMedial dorsal thalamusTRNTegmental reticular nucleus
MOSomatomotor areasTTTaenia tecta
MOBMain olfactory bulbVENTVentral group of the dorsal thalamus
MPNMedial preoptic nucleusVERMVermal regions
MPOMedial preoptic areaVIAbducens nucleus
MRNMidbrain reticular nucleusVMHVentromedial hypothalamic nucleus
NTSNucleus of the solitary tractVNCVestibular nuclei
ORBOrbital areaVTAVentral tegmental area
OTOlfactory tubercle
  • List of the 63 regions and their associated abbreviations which were included in the custom higher-level neuroanatomical atlases.