Nucleus Accumbens
Hierarchy level in atlas is 6: 5 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: ACBAbbreviation
ACB
Species
Rat
Description of part
There is no morphologically distinct boundary between this ventromedial region of the striatum and the caudoputamen; Gurdjian (1928) first defined the nucleus accumbens in the rat as that part of the ventromedial striatum lacking massive bundles of ascending and descending fibers, which is still a useful working criterion. It is common to divide the nucleus accumbens roughly into core (adjacent to the caudoputamen) and shell (external) regions, although there is controversy about where to draw a boundary between the two (see Groenewegen et al. 1999).
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Swanson-2004
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Reference
Author:
Swanson L.W.
Title of Book:
Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. Third Edition
Year:
2004
Pages:
166-179
Edition:
third
Publisher:
Elsevier
- Central Nervous System
- Central nervous system white matter
- Cranial Nerves, Spinal Nerves, and Related
- vomeronasal nerve
- accessory spinal nerve
- olfactory nerve
- hypoglossal nerve
- terminal nerve
- glossopharyngeal nerve
- abducens nerve
- optic nerve
- Vestibulocochlear nerve
- oculomotor nerve
- trochlear nerve
- dorsal roots
- trigeminal nerve
- facial nerve
- vagus nerve
- ventral roots
- Lateral forebrain bundle system
- Medial forebrain bundle system
- medial forebrain bundle system hypothalamus related
- medial forebrain bundle system midbrain related
- medial forebrain bundle system epithalamus related
- medial forebrain bundle system dorsal thalamus related
- medial forebrain bundle system cerebrum related
- Cerebellum related fiber tracts
- Extrapyramidal fiber systems
- Cranial Nerves, Spinal Nerves, and Related
- Central nervous system gray matter
- Cerebrum
- Cerebral nuclei
- Striatum
- Intercalated nuclei of the amygdala
- Olfactory tubercle
- Striatal fundus
- Nucleus accumbens
- Central nucleus of amygdala
- Caudoputamen
- Anterior amygdaloid area
- Medial nucleus of the amygdala
- Lateral septal complex
- Lateral septal nucleus
- Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part
- Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part ventral zone
- Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part dorsal zone
- Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part dorsal zone rostral region
- Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part dorsal zone lateral region
- Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part dorsal zone ventral region
- Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part dorsal zone dorsal region
- Lateral septal nucleus ventral part
- Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part
- Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part ventrolateral zone
- Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part dorsolateral zone
- Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part medial zone
- Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part
- Septofimbrial nucleus
- Septohippocampal nucleus
- Lateral septal nucleus
- Pallidum
- Globus pallidus
- Bed nucleus of the stria medullaris
- Magnocellular preoptic nucleus
- Substantia innominata
- Medial septal complex
- Bed nucleus of the anterior commissure
- Triangular nucleus of the septum
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis dorsal nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis cell-sparse zone
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis interfascicular nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis strial extension
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis principal nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis transverse nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis premedullary nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis fusiform nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis rhomboid nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis magnocellular nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis ventral nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis juxtacapsular nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis dorsomedial nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral area
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anteromedial area
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis oval nucleus
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division
- Striatum
- Cerebral cortex
- Cortical subplate
- Cortical plate
- Polymodal association cortex
- Agranular insular area
- Retrosplenial area
- Hippocampal formation
- Orbital area
- Posterior parietal association areas
- Anterior cingulate area
- Temporal association areas
- Prelimbic area
- Ectorhinal area
- Perihinal area
- Sensory-motor cortex
- Visual areas
- Auditory areas
- Olfactory areas
- Accessory olfactory bulb
- Main olfactory bulb
- Anterior olfactory nucleus
- Tenia tecta
- Postpiriform transition area
- Nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract
- Piriform area
- Cortical amygdalar area
- Piriform-amygdalar area
- Somatomotor areas
- Visceral sensory-motor areas
- Somatosensory areas
- Gustatory areas
- Polymodal association cortex
- Cerebral nuclei
- Cerebellum
- Cerebrospinal trunk
- Sensory system
- Sensory System, Somatosensory
- Reticular nucleus of the spinal cord
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal interpolar part
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part caudal dorsomedial part
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part middle dorsomedial part, dorsal zone
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part ventrolateral part
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part rostral dorsomedial part
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal oral part middle dorsomedial part, ventral zone
- Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal caudal part
- Marginal zone of the spinal cord
- Basal nucleus of the spinal cord, general
- Paratrigeminal nucleus
- External cuneate nucleus
- Substantia gelatinosa of the spinal cord
- Nucleus proprius of the spinal cord
- Principal sensory nucleus of the trigeminal
- Intermediate gray of the spinal cord, general
- Nucleus z
- Dorsal column nuclei
- Mesencephalic nucleus of the trigeminal
- Sensory System, Visual
- Sensory system, Gustatory
- Sensory system, visceral
- Nucleus of the solitary tract
- Parabrachial nucleus
- Parabrachial nucleus medial division
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division central lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division dorsal lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division extreme lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division ventral lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division superior lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division external lateral part
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division internal lateral part
- Kolliker-Fuse subnucleus
- Sensory system, humerosensory
- Thalamus
- Thalamus sensory-motor cortex related
- Ventral group of the dorsal thalamus
- Geniculate group of the dorsal thalamus
- Thalamus polymodal association cortex related
- Midline group of the dorsal thalamus
- Nucleus reuniens
- Paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus
- Paratenial nucleus
- Anterior group of the dorsal thalamus
- Medial group of the dorsal thalamus
- Intralaminar nuclei of the dorsal thalamus
- Lateral group of the dorsal thalamus
- Midline group of the dorsal thalamus
- Reticular nucleus of the thalamus
- Thalamus sensory-motor cortex related
- Sensory system, Auditory
- Sensory System, Somatosensory
- Behavioral state system
- Supramammillary nucleus
- Raphe nuclei
- Superior central nucleus raphe
- Dorsal nucleus raphe
- Nucleus raphe pallidus
- Interpeduncular nucleus
- Nucleus raphe obscurus
- Central linear nucleus raphe
- Nucleus raphe magnus
- Rostral linear nucleus raphe
- Interfascicular nucleus raphe
- Nucleus raphe pontis
- Nucleus incertus
- Substantia nigra compact part
- Subparaventricular zone
- Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus
- Pedunculopontine nucleus
- Sublaterodorsal nucleus
- Subcoeruleus nucleus
- Locus coeruleus
- Pontine reticular nucleus rostral part
- Tuberomammillary nucleus
- Hypothalamic lateral zone, state related
- Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus
- Suprachiasmatic nucleus
- Motor system
- Central gray
- Periaqueductal gray
- Periaqueductal gray ventrolateral division
- Interstitial nucleus of Cajal
- Precommissural nucleus
- Commissural nucleus
- Periaqueductal gray rostrolateral division
- Periaqueductal gray medial division
- Nucleus of Darkschewitsch
- Periaqueductal gray dorsal division
- Medial accessory nucleus
- Periaqueductal gray dorsolateral division
- Periaqueductal gray rostromedial division
- Epithalamus
- Posterior hypothalamic nucleus
- Pontine central gray general
- Spinal central gray
- Periaqueductal gray
- Postcerebellar and precerebellar nuclei
- Vestibulomotor regions
- Hypothalamic periventricular region
- Internuclear area, hypothalamic periventricular region
- Parastrial nucleus
- Anteroventral preoptic nucleus
- Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus
- Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleus
- Anteroventral periventricular nucleus
- Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Preoptic periventricular nucleus
- Posterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Anterior hypothalamic area
- Medial preoptic area
- Posterodorsal preoptic nucleus
- Median preoptic nucleus
- Behavior control column
- Dorsal premammillary nucleus
- Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, descending division
- Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, descending division, medial parvicellular part, ventral zone
- Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, descending division, lateral parvicellular part
- Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, descending division, forniceal part
- Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, descending division, dorsal parvicellular part
- Medial preoptic nucleus
- Mammillary body
- Ventral premammillary nucleus
- Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
- Ventral tegmental area
- Midbraiin reticular nucleus, retrorubral area
- Substantia nigra reticular part
- Midbrain reticular nucleus, parvicellular part
- Reticular formation
- Parvicellular reticular nucleus
- Midbrain reticular nucleus, magnocellular part, general
- Hypothalamic lateral zone, motor related
- Lateral hypothalamic area, motor related
- Lateral hypothalamic area magnocellular nucleus
- Lateral hypothalamic area, anterior region
- Lateral hypothalamic area suprafornical region
- Tuberal nucleus
- Lateral hypothalamic area parvicellular region
- Lateral hypothalamic area juxtaparaventricular region
- Retrochiasmatic area
- Lateral hypothalamic area posterior region
- Lateral hypothalamic area ventral region
- Lateral hypothalamic area subfornical region
- Lateral hypothalamic area, juxtadorsomedial region
- Lateral hypothalamic area, juxtaventromedial region
- Subthalamic nucleus
- Lateral preoptic area
- Parasubthalamic nucleus
- Preparasubthalamic nucleus
- Lateral hypothalamic area, motor related
- Pretectal region
- Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part
- Cuneiform nucleus
- Gigantocellular reticular nucleus
- Zona incerta, general
- Geniculate group of the ventral thalamus
- Magnocellular reticular nucleus
- Medullary reticular nucleus
- Parapyramidal nucleus
- Paragigantocellular reticular nucleus
- Supratrigeminal nucleus
- Superior colliculus, motor related
- Motoneuron Groups
- Somatic motoneuron pools
- Accessory facial nucleus
- Hypoglossal nucleus
- Nucleus of the spinal accessory nerve
- Accesory abducens nucleus
- Efferent cochlear group
- Facial nucleus
- Ventral horn of the spinal cord, general
- Efferent vesstibular nucleus
- Oculomotor nucleus
- Nucleus ambiguus dorsal division
- Motor nucleus of the trigeminal
- Trochlear nucleus
- Abducens nucleus
- Neuroendocrine motor zone
- Neuroendocrine motor zone magnocellular
- Median eminence, internal lamina
- Infundibulum, internal lamina
- Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, magnocellular division
- Supraoptic nucleus, accessory supraoptic group
- Pituitary gland, neural lobe
- Supraoptic nucleus, general
- Neuroendocrine motor zone, parvicellular
- Neuroendocrine motor zone magnocellular
- Preganglionic autonomic pools
- Somatic motoneuron pools
- Central gray
- Sensory system
- Cerebrum
- Central nervous system white matter
- Projection Strength
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis dorsal nucleus strong
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anteromedial area strong
- Lateral hypothalamic area suprafornical region weak
- Lateral hypothalamic area subfornical region posterior zone weak
- Lateral hypothalamic area, juxtaventromedial region weak
