Table 1 Table of brain structure abbreviations.

From: Connectivity characterization of the mouse basolateral amygdalar complex

Acronym

Full structure name

AAA

Anterior amygdalar area

ac

Anterior commissure

ACAd

Anterior cingulate cortical area, dorsal part

 cACAd

 Anterior cingulate cortical area, dorsal part, caudal region

 rACAd

 Anterior cingulate cortical area, dorsal part, rostral region

ACAv

Anterior cingulate cortical area, ventral part

 cACAv

 Anterior cingulate cortical area, ventral part, caudal region

 rACAv

 Anterior cingulate cortical area, ventral part, rostral region

ACB

Nucleus accumbens

AD

Anterodorsal nucleus of the thalamus

ADP

Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus

AHN

Anterior hypothalamic nucleus

AI

Agranular insular cortical area

 AId

 Agranular insular cortical area, dorsal part

 AIp

 Agranular insular cortical area, posterior part

 AIv

 Agranular insular cortical area, ventral part

AM

Anteromedial nucleus of the thalamus

 AMd

 Anteromedial nucleus of the thalamus, dorsal part

 AMv

 Anteromedial nucleus of the thalamus, ventral part

AON

Anterior olfactory nucleus

 AONm

 Anterior olfactory nucleus, medial part

 AONpv

 Anterior olfactory nucleus, posteroventral part

ARH

Arcuate hypothalamic nucleus

AUD

Auditory cortical area

 AUDd

 Dorsal auditory cortical area

 AUDp

 Primary auditory cortical area

 AUDv

 Ventral auditory cortical area

AV

Anteroventral nucleus of the thalamus

AVP

Anteroventral preoptic nucleus

AVPV

Anteroventral periventricular nucleus

bic

Brachium of the inferior colliculus

BLA

Basolateral amygdalar complex

 BLAa

 Basolateral amygdalar nucleus, anterior part

 BLA.ac

 Basolateral amydalar nucleus, anterior part, caudal domain

 BLA.al

 Basolateral amydalar nucleus, anterior part, lateral domain

 BLA.am

 Basolateral amydalar nucleus, anterior part, medial domain

 BLAp

 Basolateral amygdalar nucleus, posterior part

 BLAv

 Basolateral amygdalar nucleus, ventral part

BMA

Basomedial amygdalar nucleus

 BMAa

 Basomedial amygdalar nucleus, anterior part

 BMAp

 Basomedial amygdalar nucleus, posterior part

BST

Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis

 BSTal

 Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, anterolateral nucleus

 BSTam

 Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, anteromedial nucleus

 BSTdm

 Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, dorsomedial nucleus

 BSTif

 Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, interfascicular nucleus

 BSTmg

 Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, magnocellular nucleus

 BSTpr

 Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, principal nucleus

 BSTtr

 Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, transverse nucleus

 BSTv

 Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, ventral nucleus

CA1

Hippocampal field CA1

 CA1d

 CA1 dorsal

 CA1_slm

 CA1 stratum lacunosum-moleculare

 CA1_so

 CA1 stratum oriens

 CA1_sp

 CA1 pyramidal layer

 CA1_sr

 CA1 stratum radiatum

 CA1v

 CA1 ventral

CA2

Hippocampal field CA2

 CA2_so

 CA2 stratum oriens

CA3

Hippocampal field CA3

 CA3_so

 CA3 stratum oriens

 CA3_sp

 CA3 pyramidal layer

CEA

Central amygdalar nucleus

CLA

Claustrum

CM

Central medial nucleus of the thalamus

COA

Cortical amygdalar area

 COAa

 Cortical amygdalar area, anterior part

 COApl

 Cortical amygdalar area, posterior part, lateral zone

 COApm

 Cortical amygdalar area, posterior part, medial zone

CP

Caudoputamen

 CPc

 Caudoputamen, caudal part

 CPc.dm

 Caudoputamen, caudal part, dorsomedial domain

 CPc.v

 Caudoputamen, caudal part, ventral domain

 CPi

 Caudoputamen, intermediate part

 CPi.dm

 Caudoputamen, intermediate part, dorsomedial domain

 CPi.v

 Caudoputamen, intermediate part, ventral domain

 CPi.vl

 Caudoputamen, intermediate part, ventrolateral domain

 CPi.vm

 Caudoputamen, intermediate part, ventromedial domain

DMH

Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus

DP

Dorsal peduncular area

ECT

Ectorhinal cortical area

 cECT

 Ectorhinal cortical area, caudal region

 rECT

 Ectorhinal cortical area, rostral region

ENT

Entorhinal cortical area

 ENTl

 Entorhinal cortical area, lateral part

 cENTl

 Entorhinal cortical area, lateral part, caudal region

 rENTl

 Entorhinal cortical area, lateral part, rostral region

ENTm

Entorhinal cortical area, medial part

EP

Endopiriform nucleus

 EPd

 Endopiriform nucleus, dorsal part

 EPv

 Endopiriform nucleus, ventral part

fr

Fasciculus retroflexus

FS

Fundus of the striatum

GU

Gustatory cortical area

IAD

Interanterodorsal nucleus of the thalamus

ILA

Infralimbic cortical area

IMD

Intermediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus

int

Internal capsule

LA

Lateral amygdalar area

LD

Laterodorsal nucleus of the thalamus

LHA

Lateral hypothalamic area

LP

Lateral posterior nucleus of the thalamus

LPO

Lateral preoptic nucleus

LS

Lateral septal nucleus

 LSc

 Lateral septal nucleus, caudal part

 LSr

 Lateral septal nucleus, rostral part

 LSv

 Lateral septal nucleus, ventral part

MB

Midbrain

MD

Mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus

 MDm

 Mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus, medial part

MEA

Medial amygdalar nucleus

 MEAad

 Medial amygdalar nucleus, anterodorsal part

 MEAav

 Medial amygdalar nucleus, anteroventral part

 MEApd

 Medial amygdalar nucleus, posterodorsal part

 MEApv

 Medial amygdalar nucleus, posteroventral part

MEPO

Median preoptic nucleus

MG

Medial geniculate complex

 MGd

 Medial geniculate complex, dorsal part

 MGm

 Medial geniculate complex, medial part

 MGv

 Medial geniculate complex, ventral part

MM

Medial mammillary nucleus

MOp

Primary motor cortical area

 MOp m

 Primary motor cortical area, mouth region

 MOp ul

 Primary motor cortical area, upper limb region

 rMOp

 Primary motor cortical area, rostral region

MOs

Secondary motor cortical area

 MOs fef

 Secondary motor cortical area, frontal eye field region

 MOs ul

 Secondary motor cortical area, upper limb region

 rMOs

 Secondary motor cortical area, rostral region

MPN

Medial preoptic nucleus

MPO

Medial preoptic area

MRN

Midbrain reticular nucleus

MS

Medial septal nuclei

mtt

Mammillothalamic tract

NDB

Nucleus of the diagonal band

NLOT

Nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract

ORB

Orbital cortical area

 ORBl

 Orbital cortical area, lateral part

 ORBm

 Orbital cortical area, medial part

 ORBvl

 Orbital cortical area, ventrolateral part

OT

Olfactory tubercle

PA

Posterior amygdalar nucleus

PAA

Piriform amygdalar area

PAR

Parasubiculum

PERI

Perirhinal cortical area

 cPERI

 Perirhinal cortical area, caudal region

 rPERI

 Perirhinal cortical area, rostral region

PF

Parafascicular nucleus of the thalamus

PH

Posterior hypothalamic nucleus

PIR

Piriform cortical area

PL

Prelimbic cortical area

PMv

Ventral premammillary nucleus

POST

Postsubiculum

PP

Peripeduncular nucleus

PRE

Presubiculum

PT

Parataenial nucleus of the thalamus

PTLp

Posterior parietal association area

PVp

Periventricular hypothalamic nucleus, posterior part

PVT

Paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus

 cPVT

 Paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus, caudal region

 rPVT

 Paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus, rostral region

RCH

Retrochiasmatic area

RE

Reuniens nucleus of the thalamus

RH

Rhomboid nucleus of the thalamus

RR

Retrorubral area

RSP

Retrosplenial cortical area

 RSPagl

 Retrosplenial cortical area, agranular part

 RSPd

 Retrosplenial cortical area, dorsal part

 RSPv

 Retrosplenial cortical area, ventral part

RT

Reticular nucleus of the thalamus

SC

Superior colliculus

SI

Substantia innominata

sm

Stria medullaris

SN

Substantia nigra

 SNc

 Substantia nigra, compact part

 SNr

 Substantia nigra reticular part

SPFp

Subfascicular nucleus, parvocellular part

SSp

Primary somatosensory cortical area

 SSp m

 Primary somatosensory cortical area, mouth region

SSs

Supplementary somatosensory cortical area

SUB

Subiculum

 SUBd

 Subiculum, dorsal part

 SUBv

 Subiculum, ventral part

 SUBv_m

 Subiculum, ventral part, molecular layer

 SUBv_sp

 Subiculum, ventral part, pyramidal layer

 SUBv_sr

 Subiculum, ventral part, stratum radiatum

TEa

Temporal association cortical area

 cTEa

 Temporal association cortical area, caudal region

 rTEa

 Temporal association cortical area, rostral region

TM

Tuberomammillary nucleus

 TMd

 Tuberomammillary nucleus, dorsal part

 TMv

 Tuberomammillary nucleus, ventral part

TR

Postpiriform transition area

TT

Taenia tecta

 TTd

 Taenia tecta, dorsal part

 TTv

 Taenia tecta, ventral part

TU

Tuberal nucleus

VIS

Visual cortical area

 VISal

 Anterolateral visual cortical area

 VISam

 Anteromedial visual cortical area

 VISl

 Lateral visual cortical area

 VISp

 Primary visual cortical area

VISC

Visceral cortical area

VLPO

Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus

VMH

Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus

 VMHd

 Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus, dorsal part

VP

Ventral pallidum

VPMpc

Ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus, parvocellular part

  1. Lower case, italicized acronyms denote fiber tracts.