Amygdala

Hierarchy level in atlas is 2: 1 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: Amy

Abbreviation

Amy

Species

Mouse

Description of part

Collator note: we consider this term as the superstructure for nuclei discussed in Alheid et al. 1995. This term is used in the rat atlas Paxinos and Watson, 1986. For discussion on the amygdala and extended amygdala see Swanson and Petrovich 1998

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Paxinos/Franklin-2001

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The hierarchy of this region was constructed using the rat brain atlas Paxinos and Watson 1986, and Alheid et al. 1995. See also Swanson 1992

Reference

Author: Paxinos G., Franklin K.B.J.
Title of Book: The mouse brain in stereotaxic coordinates.
Year: 2001
Pages: 15-60
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Academic Press