Neuroanatomical abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Region |
|---|---|
| Songbird terminology | |
| Area X | Song nucleus within the striatum mediale |
| DLM | Nucleus dorsolateralis anterior thalami, pars medialis |
| DTZ | Dorsal thalamic zone |
| GP | Globus pallidus |
| HA | Hyperpallium apicale |
| HD | Hyperpallium densocellulare |
| LMAN | Lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior nidopallium |
| M | Mesopallium |
| MLd | Nucleus mesencephalicus lateralis, pars dorsalis |
| N | Nidopallium |
| Ov | Nucleus ovoidalis |
| RA | Nucleus robustus arcopallialis |
| RPgc | Nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis, pars gigantocellularis |
| Rt | Nucleus rotundus |
| SN | Substantia nigra |
| StL | Striatum laterale |
| StM | Striatum mediale |
| SPC | Nucleus superficialis parvocellularis |
| SpL | Nucleus spiriformis lateralis |
| TeO | Tectum opticum |
| VTA | Ventral tegmental area |
| Human terminology | |
| AdI | Nucleus anterior thalami, dorsal |
| AvI | Nucleus anterior thalami, ventral |
| Caud | Nucleus caudatus |
| CM | Nucleus centrum medianum thalami |
| CP | Cortical plate |
| GPi | Globus pallidus, pars interna |
| IZ | Intermediate zone |
| MD | Nucleus medialis dorsalis thalami |
| MZ | Marginal zone |
| P | Putamen |
| Pcn | Nucleus paracentralis thalami |
| Pf | Nucleus parafascicularis thalami |
| Rn | Nucleus ruber |
| SP | Subplate |
| Stn | Nucleus subthalamicus |
| VA | Nucleus ventralis anterior thalami |
| VB(VPL/VPM) | Nucleus ventralis posterior lateralis/medialis thalami |
| VL | Nucleus ventralis lateralis thalami |
| VLc | Nucleus ventralis lateralis caudalis |
| VM | Nucleus ventralis medialis thalami |