Brain regions

All brain regions in the database are according to the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas Ontologies. For a full structure graph definition, go to the atlas.

Brain region acronym

Name and link

Descriptions

SGN SGN – Suprageniculate nucleus
POL POL – Posterior limiting nucleus of the thalamus
PO PO – Posterior complex of the thalamus
LP LP – Lateral posterior nucleus of the thalamus
Eth Eth – Ethmoid nucleus of the thalamus
REth REth – Retroethmoid nucleus
ATN ATN – Anterior group of the dorsal thalamus
IAD IAD – Interanterodorsal nucleus of the thalamus
IAM IAM – Interanteromedial nucleus of the thalamus
AD AD – Anterodorsal nucleus
AMd AMd – Anteromedial nucleus, dorsal part
AM AM – Anteromedial nucleus
AV AV – Anteroventral nucleus of thalamus
SPA SPA – Subparafascicular area
PP PP – Peripeduncular nucleus
GENd GENd – Geniculate group, dorsal thalamus
MG MG – Medial geniculate complex
MGd MGd – Medial geniculate complex, dorsal part
SPFp SPFp – Subparafascicular nucleus, parvicellular part
MGm MGm – Medial geniculate complex, medial part
LAT LAT – Lateral group of the dorsal thalamus
DORpm DORpm – Thalamus, polymodal association cortex related
LGd-ip LGd-ip – Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex, ipsilateral zone
LGd-co LGd-co – Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex, core
LGd-sh LGd-sh – Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex, shell
LGd LGd – Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex
MGv MGv – Medial geniculate complex, ventral part
SPFm SPFm – Subparafascicular nucleus, magnocellular part
SPF SPF – Subparafascicular nucleus
PoT PoT – Posterior triangular thalamic nucleus