Abbreviations used for the  barn owl

The following is an alphabetical listing of all abbreviations with corresponding structures as named in A Stereotaxic Atlas of the Brain of the Pigeon (Karten and Hodos, 1967). Whenever possible, the names of structures have been taken from Nomina Anatomica (1961). Following each abbreviation is the name used in the atlas.

A small number of additions have been made to the names and abbreviations appearing in the original atlas.


AL Ansa lenticularis
AW Anterior Wulst
AQ Aqueductus cerebri
A (ARCO) Archistriatum
Ad Archistriatum, pars dorsalis
Av Archistriatum, pars ventralis
CDL Area corticoidea dorsolateralis
AHP Area hypothalami posterioris
APH Area parahippocampalis
AP Area pretectalis
Apo Area postrema
TPO Area temporo-parieto-occipitalis (Edinger, Wallenberg, and Holmes)
AVT Area ventralis (Tsai)
BNST Bed nucleus of stria terminalis
BCS Brachium colliculi superioris
BC Brachium conjunctivum
BCA Brachium conjunctivum ascendens
BCD Brachium conjunctivum descendens
BCTS Brachium conjunctivum descendens et tractus tectospinalis
BO Bulbus olfactorius
CF Campi Foreli
CC Canalis centralis
CIO Capsula interna occipitalis
Cb Cerebellum
CO Chiasma opticum
CPa Commissura pallii
CA Commissura anterior
CP Commissura posterior
CT Commissura tectalis
CCV Commissura cerebellaris ventrali
P Corpus pineale
CTz Corpus trapezoideum (Papez)
CPP Cortex prepiriformis
CPi Cortex piriformis
DBC Decussatio brachiorum conjunctivorum
D/V Decussatio nervi trochlearis
DSD Decussatio supraoptica dorsalis
DSV Decussatio supraoptica ventralis
DS Decussatio supraoptica
DAS Dorsal acoustic stria
TTD Descending tract of trigeminal nerve
E Ectostriatum
FDB Fasciculus diagonals Brocae
FLM Fasciculus longitudinalis medialis
FPL Fasciculus prosencephali lateralis
FPM Fasciculus prosencephali medialis
FU Fasciculus uncinatus (Russell)
FUm Fasciculus uncinatus, pars medialis
FRL Formatio reticularis lateralis mesencephali
FRM Formatio reticularis medialis mesencephali
FD Funiculus dorsalis
FL Funiculus lateralis
FV Funiculus ventralis
Hp Hippocampus
HA Hyperstriatum accessorium
HD Hyperstriatum dorsale
HIS Hyperstriatum intercalatus superior
HV Hyperstriatum ventrale
HVdv Hyperstriatum ventrale dorso-ventrale
HVvv Hyperstriatum ventrale ventro-ventrale
Hy Hypothalamus
ICo Inferior colliculus
Inf Infundibulum
L Area L
LFS Lamina frontalis superior
LFM Lamina frontalis suprema
LH Lamina hyperstriatica
LMD Lamina medullaris dorsalis
LL Lemniscus lateralis
LM Lemniscus medialis
LS Lemniscus spinalis
LPO Lobus parolfactorius
LoC Locus ceruleus
N Neostriatum
NC Neostriatum caudale
NF Neostriatum frontale
NI Neostriatum intermedium
NIX-X Nervi glossopharyngeus et vagus
NVI Nervus abducens
NVII Nervus facialis
NXII Nervus hypoglossus
NVIII Nervus octavus
NVIIIc Nervus octavus, pars cochlearis
NVIIIv Nervus octavus, pars vestibularis
NIII Nervus oculomotorius
NV Nervus trigeminus
NIV Nervus trochlearis
GC Nuclei gracilis et cuneatus
Ac Nucleus accumbens
nAm Nucleus ambiguus
An Nucleus angularis
Anl Nucleus annularis
nAL Nucleus ansae lenticularis
AM Nucleus anterior medialis hypothalami
AA Nucleus archistriatalis anterior
Bas Nucleus basalis
Cnd Nucleus centralis medullae oblongatae, pars dorsalis
Cnv Nucleus centralis medullae oblongatae, pars ventralis
CS Nucleus centralis superior (Bechterew)
Cbi Nucleus cerebellaris internus
vm Nucleus cerebellaris internus, pars ventromedialis
CbM Nucleus cerebellaris intermedius
CbL Nucleus cerebellaris lateralis
CL Nucleus cervicalis lateralis
Co Nucleus commissuralis (Haller)
CoS Nucleus commissuralis septi
CE Nucleus cuneatus externus
NEx Nucleus externus
GLd Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus
GLdp Nucleus geniculatus lateralis, pars dorsalis principalis
GLv Nucleus geniculatus lateralis, pars ventralis
D Nucleus of Darkschewitsch
nDBC Nucleus decussationis brachiorum conjunctivorum
DIP Nucleus dorsointermedius posterior thalami
DLA Nucleus dorsolateralis anterior thalami
DLL Nucleus dorsolateralis anterior thalami, pars lateralis
DLM Nucleus dorsolateralis anterior thalami, pars medialis
DLP Nucleus dorsolateralis posterior thalami
DMA Nucleus dorsomedialis anterior thalami
DMP Nucleus dorsomedialis posterior thalami
EM Nucleus ectomamillaris
TTD Nucleus et tractus descendens nervi trigemini
Hb Nucleus habenularis
HL Nucleus habenularis lateralis
HM Nucleus habenularis medialis
ICo Nucleus intercollicularis
IC Nucleus intercalatus
ICT Nucleus intercalatus thalami
IM Nucleus intermedius
IP Nucleus interpeduncularis
IS Nucleus interstitialis (Cajal)
IPS Nucleus interstitio-pretecto-subpretectalis
INP Nucleus intrapeduncularis
Imc Nucleus isthmi, pars magnocellularis
Ipc Nucleus isthmi, pars parvocellularis
IO Nucleus isthmo-opticus
La Nucleus laminaris
LA Nucleus lateralis anterior thalami
LHy Nucleus lateralis hypothalami
PLH Nucleus lateralis hypothalami posterioris
LLd Nucleus lemnisci lateralis, pars dorsalis (Groebbels)
LLv Nucleus lemnisci lateralis, pars ventralis (Groebbels)
LMmc Nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (LM), pars magnocellularis
LMpc Nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (LM), pars parvocellularis
LC Nucleus linearis caudalis
MC Nucleus magnocellularis
ML Nucleus mamillaris lateralis
PMH Nucleus medialis hypothalami posterioris
MLd Nucleus mesencephalicus lateralis, pars dorsalis
MLv Nucleus mesencephalicus lateralis, pars ventralis
MNV Nucleus mesencephalicus nervi trigemini
MPv Nucleus mesencephalicus profundus, pars ventralis (Jungherr)
nX Nucleus motorius dorsalis nervi vagi
MV Nucleus motorius nervi trigemini
nVI Nucleus nervi abducentis
nVII Nucleus nervi facialis
nIX-X Nucleus nervi glossopharyngei et nucleus motorius dorsalis nervi vagi
nXII Nucleus nervi hypoglossi
OMd Nucleus nervi oculomotorii, pars dorsalis
OMv Nucleus nervi oculomotorii, pars ventralis
ODL Nucleus nervi oculomotorii, pars dorsolateralis
nIV Nucleus nervi trochlearis
NPC Nucleus of posterior commissure
OA Nucleus olfactorius anterior
OI Nucleus olivaris inferior
OS Nucleus olivaris superior
Ov Nucleus ovoidalis
Pap Nucleus papillioformis
PGL Nucleus paragigantocellularis lateralis
PaM Nucleus paramedianus
PMI Nucleus paramedianus internus thalami
nPl Nucleus parasolitarius lateralis
PVM Nucleus periventricularis magnocellularis
PL Nucleus pontis lateralis
PM Nucleus pontis medialis
PV Nucleus posteroventralis thalami (Kuhlenbeck)
POA Nucleus preopticus anterior
POM Nucleus preopticus medialis (van Tienhoven)
PPM Nucleus preopticus paraventricularis magnocellularis (van Tienhoven)
nPPH Nucleus prepositus hypoglossi
PT Nucleus pretectalis
PD Nucleus pretectalis diffusus
PTM Nucleus pretectalis medialis
PPC Nucleus principalis precommissuralis
NQL Nucleus quadratus lateralis
R Nucleus raphes
Rgc Nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis
RL Nucleus reticularis lateralis
Rpc Nucleus reticularis parvocellularis
RP Nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis
RPgc Nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis, pars gigantocellularis
RPO Nucleus reticularis pontis oralis
RSd Nucleus reticularis superior, pars dorsalis
RSv Nucleus reticularis superior, pars ventralis
Rt Nucleus rotundus
RU Nucleus ruber
SLu Nucleus semilunaris
PrV Nucleus sensorius principalis nervi trigemini
SL Nucleus septalis lateralis
SM Nucleus septalis medialis
S Nucleus solitarius
SpL Nucleus spiriformis lateralis
SCd Nucleus subceruleus dorsalis
SCv Nucleus subceruleus ventralis
SHL Nucleus subhabenularis lateralis
SHM Nucleus subhabenularis medialis
SP Nucleus subpretectalis
SRt Nucleus subrotundus
ST Nucleus subtrigeminalis
SSp Nucleus supraspinalis
SPC Nucleus superficialis parvocellularis (Nucleus tractus septomesencephalici)
SO Nucleus supraopticus (Ralph)
Tn Nucleus taeniae
Ta Nucleus tangentialis (Cajal)
TD Nucleus tegmenti dorsalis (Gudden)
TV Nucleus tegmenti ventralis (Gudden)
TPc Nucleus tegmenti pedunculo-pontinus, pars compacta
TrS Nucleus tracheosyringalis
T Nucleus triangularis
TU Nucleus tuberis
VLV Nucleus ventralis lemnisci lateralis
VLT Nucleus ventrolateralis thalami
VeD Nucleus vestibularis descendens
VDL Nucleus vestibularis dorsolateralis (Sanders)
VeL Nucleus vestibularis lateralis
VeM Nucleus vestibularis medialis
VS Nucleus vestibularis superior
OVH Organum vasculosum hypothalami
PA Paleostriatum augmentatum
PP Paleostriatum primitivum
PVH Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus
PvT Paraventricular nucleus of thalamus
PH Plexus of Horsley
PCT Polus caudalis telencephali
PW Posterior Wulst
PrV Principal trigeminal nucleus
PCV Processus lateralis cerebello-vestibularis
RxVM Radix mesencephalicus nervi trigemini
SAC Stratum album centrale
SCE Stratum cellulare externum
SCI Stratum cellulare internum
SGC Stratum griseum centrale
SGF Stratum griseum et fibrosum superficiale
SOp Stratum opticum
SMe Stria medullaris
ST Stria terminalis
SG Substantia gelatinosa Rolandi (trigemini)
GCt Substantia grisea centralis
SGP Substantia grisea et fibrosa periventricularis
SCN Suprchiasmatic nucleus
TeO Tectum opticum
ToS Torus semicircularis
CHCS Tractus cortico-habenularis et cortico-septalis
DA Tractus archistriatalis dorsalis
CH Tractus cortico-habenularis
FA Tractus fronto-archistriatalis
FT Tractus fronto-thalamicus et tractus thalamo-frontalis
HIP Tractus habenulo-interpeduncularis
IN Tractus infundibularis
TIC Tractus isthmocerebellaris
TIO Tractus isthrno-opticus
LO Tractus lamino-olivaris
TrEM Tractus nuclei ectomamillaris (basal optic root)
TOv Tractus nuclei ovoidalis
OM Tractus occipitomesencephalicus
TrO Tractus opticus
PST Tractus pretecto-subpretectalis
QF Tractus quintofrontalis
TSM Tractus septomesencephalicus
TS Tractus solitarius
CbD Tractus spinocerebellaris dorsalis
Cbv Tractus spinocerebellaris ventralis
TT Tractus tectothalamicus
TTS Tractus thalamostriaticus
TVM Tractus vestibulo-mesencephalicus (Papez)
TO Tuberculum olfactorium
Va Vallecula
VH Ventral horn of spinal cord
VPa Ventral pallidum
V Ventriculus
VO Ventriculus olfactorius
VMH Ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus
W Wulst