Nucleus Of The Posterior Commissure
Hierarchy level in atlas is 6: 5 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: NPCAbbreviation
NPC
Species
Rat
Description of part
According to Kanaseki and Sprague 1974
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Swanson-1998
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Collator argument
The position of this brain part in hierarchy was collated from the associated reference
Reference
Author:
Swanson LW
Title of Book:
Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Year:
1998
Pages:
196-213
Edition:
second
Publisher:
Elsevier
- Brain
- Midbrain-Hindbrain
- Interventricular foramen
- Projection Strength
- Precommissural nucleus strong
- Anterior pretectal nucleus moderate
- Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex moderate
- Retrosplenial area lateral agranular part moderate/weak
- Posterior complex of the thalamus weak
- Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract very weak
- Inferior olivary complex very weak
- Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complex very weak
- Zona incerta very weak
- Nucleus of the optic tract exists
- Superior colliculus exists
- Anterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior part exists
- Anterior hypothalamic posterior part exists
- Anterior hypothalamic central part exists
- Projection Strength
- Superior colliculus moderate
- Lateral dorsal nucleus of thalamus moderate
