Abbreviation

RET(C)

Species

Rat

Description of part

There is no generally accepted definition of the reticular core, which essentially consists of those regions that have not been assigned to particular sensory and motor systems. We consider that the reticular core extends into the forebrain to include the lateral zone of the hypothalamus, ventral thalamus, and epithalamus. It plays a major role in controlling behavioral state, and in polymodal integration.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-1992

Endorsement

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

Collator argument

The hierarchy was constructed and adapted according to the information found in the Rat Brain Atlas, Swanson 1992. We have considered three types of brain structures: grisea (neural masses), fiber tracts, and ventricles. The hierarchical tree was constructed by taking into account two criteria: the set of classes and subclasses of the basic cell groups and fiber systems of the rat CNS and the topological positions of structures relative to superstructures.

Reference

Reticular core - Rat - Swanson-1998