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

PHY PHY – Perihypoglossal nuclei
AMB AMB – Nucleus ambiguus
IRN IRN – Intermediate reticular nucleus
GRN GRN – Gigantocellular reticular nucleus
ACVII ACVII – Accessory facial motor nucleus
VII VII – Facial motor nucleus
ISN ISN – Inferior salivatory nucleus
AMBv AMBv – Nucleus ambiguus, ventral division
EV EV – Efferent vestibular nucleus
ECO ECO – Efferent cochlear group
IO IO – Inferior olivary complex
ICB ICB – Infracerebellar nucleus
DMX DMX – Dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve
ACVI ACVI – Accessory abducens nucleus
AMBd AMBd – Nucleus ambiguus, dorsal division
VI VI – Abducens nucleus
SPVOcdm SPVOcdm – Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, oral part, caudal dorsomedial part
Pa5 Pa5 – Paratrigeminal nucleus
SPVO SPVO – Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, oral part
NTSl NTSl – Nucleus of the solitary tract, lateral part
SPVC SPVC – Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, caudal part
SPVI SPVI – Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, interpolar part
NTSm NTSm – Nucleus of the solitary tract, medial part
SPVOrdm SPVOrdm – Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, oral part, rostral dorsomedial part
SPVOvl SPVOvl – Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, oral part, ventrolateral part
SPVOmdmv SPVOmdmv – Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, oral part, middle dorsomedial part, ventral zone
MY-mot MY-mot – Medulla, motor related
SPVOmdmd SPVOmdmd – Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal, oral part, middle dorsomedial part, dorsal zone
z z – Nucleus z
NTSge NTSge – Nucleus of the solitary tract, gelatinous part