Subthalamic Nucleus
Hierarchy level in atlas is 6: 5 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: STNAbbreviation
STN
Species
Rat
Description of part
According to Gurdjian 1927, Afsharpour 1985, Canteras et al. 1990.
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
- Projection Strength
- Substantia nigra moderate
- Anterior cingulate area ventral part moderate
- Primary somatosensory area moderate
- Medial preoptic nucleus moderate
- Ventral tegmental area weak
- Primary motor area weak
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis juxtacapsular nucleus weak
- Medial preoptic area weak
- Superior colliculus very weak
- Projection Strength
- Substantia nigra compact part moderate
- Ventral tegmental area very weak
