| 1-2 | cortical areas 1 & 2 |
| 3a | cortical area 3a |
| 3b | cortical area 3b |
| 3V | third ventricle |
| 4 | cortical area 4 |
| 4V | fourth ventricle |
| 5ME | mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus |
| 6 | cortical area 6 |
| 7A | cortical area 7A |
| 7M | cortical area 7M |
| 8 | cortical area 8 |
| 9 | cortical area 9 |
| 12 | cortical area 12 |
| 13 | cortical area 13 |
| 14 | cortical area 14 |
| 17 | cortical area 17 |
| 18 | cortical area 18 |
| 23 | cortical area 23 |
| 24 | cortical area 24 |
| 25 | cortical area 25 |
| 30 | cortical area 30 |
| 36 | cortical area 36 |
| 45 | cortical area 45 |
| 46 | cortical area 46 |
| AAA | anterior amygdaloid area |
| AAB | accessory basal nuclei of amygdala |
| ABL | basolateral nucleus of amygdala |
| ABM | basomedial nucleus of amygdala |
| AC | anterior commissure |
| ACC | nucleus accumbens |
| ACE | central nucleus of amygdala |
| ACN | nucleus of anterior commissure |
| ACO | anterior cortical nucleus of amygdala |
| ACX | decussation of anterior commissure |
| AD | anterodorsal nucleus of thalamus |
| AHA | amygdalo-hippocampal area |
| AHy | adenohypophysis |
| AI | auditory cortex core, AI field |
| AIN | intercalated cell islands of amygdala |
| AL | ansa lenticularis |
| ALA | lateral nucleus of amygdala |
| Am | amygdala |
| AM | anteromedial nucleus of thalamus |
| AMB | nucleus ambiguus |
| AME | medial nucleus of amygdala |
| AMTS | anterior middle temporal sulcus |
| AOD | dorsal terminal nucleus of accessory optic tract |
| AOL | lateral terminal nucleus of accessory optic tract |
| AP | area postrema |
| AQ | cerebral aqueduct |
| AR | auditory cortex core, R field |
| AS | arcuate sulcus |
| AV | anteroventral nucleus of thalamus |
| BAAM | belt auditory cortex, anteromedial field |
| BAL | belt auditory cortex, lateral field |
| BAM | belt auditory cortex, medial field |
| BAPM | belt auditory cortex, posteromedial field |
| BC | brachium conjunctivum |
| BCS | brachium of superior colliculus |
| BCX | decussation of brachium conjunctivum |
| BIC | brachium of inferior colliculus |
| BNM | basal nucleus of Meynert |
| BP | brachium pontis |
| CA | caudate nucleus |
| CAM | cornu ammonis |
| CAS | calcarine sulcus |
| CB | cerebellum |
| CBIN | interposed nucleus of cerebellum |
| CBL | lateral nucleus of cerebellum |
| CBM | medial nucleus of cerebellum |
| CC | corpus callosum |
| CD | dorsal cochlear nucleus |
| CeM | central medial nucleus of thalamus |
| CeS | central sulcus |
| CF | cuneate fasciculus |
| CG | cingulate gyrus |
| CGr | central gray |
| CGS | cingulate sulcus |
| CI | interstitial cochlear nucleus |
| CL | central lateral nucleus of the thalamus |
| Cl | claustrum |
| CM | centre median nucleus of thalamus |
| CNF | cuneiform nucleus |
| CNM | central nucleus of medulla oblongata |
| CP | cerebral peduncle |
| CR | central lineal nucleus of the raphe |
| CS | central sulcus |
| CST | corticospinal tract |
| CSX | commissure of superior colliculus |
| CTT | cortico-tectal tract |
| Cu | cuneate nucleus |
| CV | ventral cochlear nucleus |
| CX | external cuneate nucleus |
| D | nucleus of Darkschewitsch |
| DAS | dorsal acoustic stria |
| DBH | horizontal nucleus of diagonal band |
| DBV | vertical nucleus of diagonal band |
| DCH | dorsal chiasmatic nucleus |
| DG | dentate gyrus |
| DH | dorsal horn |
| DP | dorsal prelunate area |
| DR | dorsal raphe |
| DSCT | dorsal spinocerebellar tract |
| DX | dorsal vagal nucleus |
| E | endopiriform nucleus |
| ECS | ectocalcarine sulcus |
| ENT | entorhinal cortex |
| EW | nucleus of Edinger & Westphal |
| F | fornix |
| FF | field of Forel |
| FI | fimbria |
| FP | precommissural fornix |
| FST | area FST of temporal cortex |
| FTC | central tegmental field |
| FTG | gigantocellular tegmental field |
| G | gustatory cortex |
| GF | gracile fasciculus |
| GPe | globus pallidus, external division |
| GPi | globus pallidus, internal division |
| Gr | gracile nucleus |
| HAA | anterior hypothalamic area |
| HC | habenular commissure |
| HD | dorsal hypothalamic nucleus |
| HDA | dorsal hypothalamic area |
| HDM | dorsomedial nucleus of hypothalamus |
| Hl | lateral habenular nucleus |
| HLA | lateral hypothalamic area |
| HLmc | magnocellular nucleus of lateral hypothalamus |
| Hm | medial habenular nucleus |
| HMA | medial hypothalamic area |
| HPA | posterior hypothalamic area |
| HPT | habenulopeduncular tract |
| HS | hippocampal sulcus |
| HY | hypophysis |
| IC | internal capsule |
| ICA | interstitial nucleus of Cajal |
| ICAS | inferior ramus of calcarine sulcus |
| ICC | central nucleus of inferior colliculus |
| ICP | pericentral nucleus of inferior colliculus |
| ICX | external nucleus of superior colliculus |
| IG | indusium griseum |
| III | oculomotor nucleus |
| IIIN | oculomotor nerve |
| IIN | optic nerve |
| INF | infundibular (arcuate) nucleus |
| InsA | insular cortex, agranular field |
| InsD | insular cortex, dysgranular field |
| InsG | insular cortex, granular field |
| IPA | area IPA of temporal cortex |
| Ipo | interposed nucleus |
| IO | inferior olivary complex |
| IOD | dorsal accessory nucleus of inferior olivary complex |
| IOM | medial accessory nucleus of inferior olivary complex |
| IOP | principal nucleus of inferior olivary complex |
| IOS | inferior occipital sulcus |
| IP | interpeduncular nuclei |
| IPS | intraparietal sulcus |
| ISC | island(s) of Calleja |
| ITG | inferior temporal gyrus |
| ITS | inferior temporal sulcus |
| IV | trochlear nucleus |
| IVS | supratrochlear nucleus |
| IVN | trochlear nerve |
| IXN | glossopharyngeal nerve |
| KF | Kolliker-Fuse nucleus |
| L | limitans nucleus of thalamus |
| LC | locus coeruleus |
| LCN | lateral cervical nucleus |
| LCS | lateral corticospinal tract |
| LD | lateral dorsal nucleus of thalamus |
| LF | lenticular fasciculus |
| LGd | dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus |
| LIP | lateral intraparietal area |
| LL | lateral lemniscus |
| LLD | dorsal nucleus of lateral lemniscus |
| LLV | ventral nucleus of lateral lemniscus |
| LM | medial lemniscus |
| LMX | decussation of medial lemniscus |
| LOP | lateral occipito-parietal area |
| LOT | lateral olfactory tract |
| LP | lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus |
| LPO | lateral preoptic area |
| LR | lateral reticular nucleus |
| LS | lateral sulcus |
| LT | lamina terminalis |
| LUS | lunate sulcus |
| LV | lateral ventricle |
| MD | mediodorsal nucleus of thalamus |
| ME | median eminence |
| MGad | anterodorsal nucleus of medial geniculate complex |
| MGmc | magnocellular nucleus of medial geniculate complex |
| MGpd | posterodorsal nucleus of medial geniculate complex |
| MGv | ventral nucleus of medial geniculate complex |
| MIP | medial intraparietal area |
| ML | lateral mamillary nucleus |
| MLB | medial longitudinal bundle |
| MM | medial mamillary nucleus |
| MP | mamillary peduncle |
| MPO | median preoptic nucleus |
| MPOS | medial parieto-occipital sulcus |
| MR | median raphe nucleus |
| MS | supramamillary nucleus |
| MST | medial superior temporal area |
| MT | middle temporal area |
| MTT | mamillothalamic tract |
| MV | medioventral nucleus of thalamus |
| NB | nucleus of brachium of inferior colliculus |
| NC | central nucleus of brainstem |
| NHY | neurohypophysis |
| NLOT | nucleus of lateral olfactory tract |
| NOT | nucleus of optic tract |
| NPC | nucleus of posterior commissure |
| NS | nucleus of solitary tract |
| NST | nucleus of stria terminalis |
| NTB | nucleus of trapezoid body |
| NY | neurohypophysis |
| OAN | anterior olfactory nucleus |
| OB | olfactory bulb |
| OCX | optic chiasm |
| OFS | orbitofrontal sulcus |
| OLS | olfactory sulcus |
| OLT | olfactory tubercle |
| OlT | olfactory tract |
| OPT | olivary pretectal nucleus |
| OR | optic radiation |
| ORS | orbital sulcus |
| OT | optic tract |
| OTS | occipito-temporal sulcus |
| Pa | paraventricular nuclei of thalamus |
| PAG | periaqueductal gray |
| PAH | paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus |
| PAM | periamygdaloid area |
| PASB | parasubiculum |
| PB | parabrachial nucleus |
| PBG | parabigeminal nucleus |
| Pc | paracentral nucleus of thalamus |
| PC | posterior commissure |
| PCO | posterior cortical nucleus of amygdala |
| PCS | precentral sulcus |
| Pe | periventricular hypothalamic area |
| PF | perifornical nuclei |
| Pf | parafascicular nucleus of thalamus |
| Pg | paragigantocellular reticular nucleus |
| PGA | area PGA of temporal cortex |
| PGr | pontine gray |
| PI | parainsular cortex |
| PIN | pineal |
| PIP | posterior intraparietal area |
| PL | paralaminar nucleus of amygdala |
| Pll | lateral nucleus of pulvinar |
| Plm | medial nucleus of pulvinar |
| Pla | anterior nucleus of pulvinar |
| Pli | inferior nucleus of pulvinar |
| Plil | inferior nucleus of pulvinar, lateral division |
| Plim | inferior nucleus of pulvinar, medial division |
| PM | premammillary nucleus |
| PMR | paramedian reticular nucleus |
| PMTS | posterior middle temporal sulcus |
| PnC | caudal pontine reticular nucleus |
| PnO | oral pontine reticular nucleus |
| PO | parieto-occipital area |
| Po | posterior nucleus of thalamus |
| POA | preoptic area |
| PoCS | postcentral sulcus |
| Pons | pons |
| POS | parieto-occipital sulcus |
| PPH | nucleus prepositus hypoglossi |
| PPN | peripeduncular nucleus |
| PPT | pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus |
| PR | prerubral field |
| PRC | perirhinal cortex (area 35) |
| PRCO | precentral opercular cortex |
| PrC | precommissural nucleus of pretectum |
| Prg | pregeniculate (ventral lateral geniculate) nucleus |
| PRP | prepiriform cortex |
| PRS | principal sulcus |
| PSB | presubiculum |
| Pt | parataenial nucleus of thalamus |
| PT | pretectum |
| PTA | anterior pretectal nucleus |
| PTM | medial pretectal nucleus |
| PTP | posterior pretectal nucleus |
| Pu | putamen |
| Py | pyramid |
| PyX | pyramidal decussation |
| R | reticular nucleus of thalamus |
| RA | retroambiguus nucleus |
| RB | restiform body |
| Rh | rhomboid (central) nucleus of thalamus |
| RI | retroinsular area |
| RM | raphe magnus |
| RN | red nucleus |
| RNm | red nucleus magnocellular division |
| RNp | red nucleus parvocellular division |
| RO | raphe obscurus |
| ROS | rostral sulcus |
| RP | raphe pallidus |
| RPn | pontine raphe nucleus |
| RS | rhinal sulcus |
| RSP | retrosplenial cortex (areas 29, 30) |
| RTP | reticulotegmental pontine nucleus |
| Sag | nucleus sagulum |
| Sb | subthalamic nucleus |
| SbCS | subcentral sulcus |
| SB | subiculum |
| SC | superior colliculus |
| SCAS | superior ramus of calcarine sulcus |
| SCD | deep layers of superior colliculus |
| SCI | intermediate layers of superior colliculus |
| SCN | suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| SCO | subcommissural organ |
| SCS | superficial layers of superior colliculus |
| SDN | dorsal septal nucleus |
| SeH | septohippocampal nucleus |
| SFN | septofimbrial nucleus |
| SFO | subfornical organ |
| SFS | superior frontal sulcus |
| SG | suprageniculate nucleus of thalamus |
| SGe | supragenual nucleus |
| SHN | septohypothalamic nucleus |
| SI | substantia innominata |
| SII | second somatosensory area of cerebral cortex |
| SbCS | subcentral sulcus |
| SCAS | superior ramus of calcarine sulcus |
| SLN | lateral septal nucleus |
| SM | stria medullaris of thalamus |
| SMN | medial septal nucleus |
| SNc | pars compacta of substantia nigra |
| SNr | pars reticulata of substantia nigra |
| SOL | lateral superior olivary nucleus |
| SOM | medial superior olivary nucleus |
| SON | supraoptic nucleus |
| SOX | supraoptic commissure |
| SP | septum pellucidum |
| SPf | subparafascicular nucleus |
| SPS | subparietal sulcus |
| SpTV | spinal tract of trigeminal |
| SSII | second somatosensory areas |
| SSp | supraspinal nucleus |
| ST | solitary tract |
| STC | superior temporal cortex |
| STG | superior temporal gyrus |
| STN | triangular septal nucleus |
| STr | stria terminalis |
| STS | superior temporal sulcus |
| TAA | area TAA of temporal cortex |
| TB | trapezoid body |
| TD | dorsal tegmental nucleus |
| TE | inferotemporal cortex |
| TEA | area TEA of temporal cortex |
| TEO | area TEO of temporal cortex |
| TF | area TF of parahippocampal cortex |
| TLD | lateral dorsal tegmental nucleus |
| TM | tubero-mamillary area |
| TP | temporal polar cortex |
| TPO | area TPO of temporal cortex |
| TSp | tectospinal tract |
| TT | taenia tecta |
| TU | lateral tuberal nucleus |
| TX | tegmental decussations |
| V | motor nucleus of trigeminal |
| VA | ventral anterior nucleus of thalamus |
| VAmc | ventral anterior nucleus of thalamus, magnocellular division |
| VCN | vestibulocerebellar nucleus |
| VH | ventral horn |
| VI | abducens nucleus |
| VII | facial nucleus |
| VIIN | facial nerve |
| VIIIN | cochlear nerve |
| VIN | abducens nerve |
| VIP | ventral intraparietal area |
| VLa | ventral lateral anterior nucleus of thalamus |
| VLp | ventral lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus |
| VM | ventral medial nucleus of thalamus |
| VMH | ventral medial nucleus of hypothalamus |
| VN | trigeminal nerve |
| VP | principal trigeminal nucleus |
| VPa | ventral pallidum |
| VPI | ventral posterior inferior nucleus of thalamus |
| VPL | ventral posterior lateral nucleus of thalamus |
| VPM | ventral posterior medial nucleus of thalamus |
| VR | ventral raphe |
| VSC | ventral spinocerebellar tract |
| VSI | inferior vestibular nucleus |
| VSL | lateral vestibular nucleus |
| VSM | medial vestibular nucleus |
| VSp | spinal trigeminal nucleus |
| VSpC | spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal division |
| VSpI | spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar division |
| VspO | spinal trigeminal nucleus oral division |
| VSS | superior vestibular nucleus |
| VTA | ventral tegmental area |
| V3 | visual area 3 |
| V3v | visual area 3, ventral division |
| V4 | visual area 4 |
| XII | hypoglossal nucleus |
| ZI | zona incerta |
