Amygdalar Capsule

Hierarchy level in atlas is 5: 4 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: amc

Abbreviation

amc

Species

Rat

Description of part

This fiber tract is often confused with the external capsule, which forms the medial border of the lateral and basolateral amygdalar nuclei, in the rat; we have not found a name for it in the literature.

Part type

fiber tract

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