Term: Periaqueductal gray

Definition: Recent work has clarified the structural organization of the rat PAG, which is that part of the brain central gray within the midbrain. The basic parcellation of the caudal three-quarters of the PAG follows Beitz (1985).

Nomenclature: Swanson-2004

Parents Relation type
Central gray of the brain is part
Related concepts Relation type
Precommissural nucleus has part
Commissural nucleus has part
Periaqueductal gray rostromedial division has part
Periaqueductal gray rostrolateral division has part
Periaqueductal gray medial division has part
Periaqueductal gray dorsal division has part
Periaqueductal gray ventrolateral division has part
Periaqueductal gray dorsolateral division has part