central amygdalar nucleus (CEA)
Also known as: central nucleus amygdala, central amygdaloid nucleus, central nucleus of amygdala, Nucleus amygdalae centralis, Nucleus centralis amygdalae, Nucleus amygdaloideus centralis, central amygdalar nucleus
NeuroNames ID: 243
Showing 18 synonym(s)
Name:
CEA
Language:
acronym
Organism:
rat
Source:
Swanson-1998
Citation:
Second Revised Edition, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1998
Source Title:
Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Name:
central nucleus amygdala
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Swanson-1998
Citation:
Second Revised Edition, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1998
Source Title:
Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Name:
central amygdaloid nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
human
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Citation:
Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983
Source Title:
Human Neuroanatomy
Name:
central amygdaloid nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
Macaca fascicularis
Source:
Martin-1997
Citation:
Primate Information Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 1997.
Source Title:
Template Atlas of the Primate Brain
Name:
central amygdaloid nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Bowden-1997
Citation:
Source Title:
A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology
Name:
central nucleus of amygdala
Language:
English
Organism:
Macaca fascicularis
Source:
Amaral-1992
Citation:
Chapter 1, pp. 1-66 in The Amygdala: Neurobiological Aspects of Emotion, Memory, and Mental Dysfunction, Aggleton, J.P. (ed),Wiley-Liss, New York, 1992
Source Title:
Anatomical organization of the primate amygdaloid complex
Name:
central nucleus of amygdala
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Bowden-1997
Citation:
Source Title:
A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology
Name:
Nucleus amygdalae centralis
Language:
Latin
Organism:
human
Source:
Riley-1943
Citation:
Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1943
Source Title:
An Atlas Of The Basal Ganglia, Brain Stem And Spinal Cord (Based On Myelin-Stained Material)
Name:
Nucleus centralis amygdalae
Language:
Latin
Organism:
Macaca fascicularis
Source:
Shantha-1968
Citation:
Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1968
Source Title:
A Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Java Monkey Brain (Macaca irus)
Name:
Nucleus amygdaloideus centralis
Language:
Latin
Organism:
human
Source:
Mai-1997
Citation:
San Diego: Academic Press, 1997
Source Title:
Atlas of the Human Brain
Name:
Nucleus amygdaloideus centralis
Language:
Latin
Organism:
Macaca fuscata
Source:
Kusama-1970
Citation:
University Park Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1970
Source Title:
Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Brain of Macaca fuscata
Name:
Ce
Language:
acronym
Organism:
mouse
Source:
Paxinos-2001
Citation:
Second Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001
Source Title:
The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates
Name:
núcleo central
Language:
Spanish
Organism:
human
Source:
Carpenter-1994
Citation:
edicion 4, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore; traducción de Editorial Medica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, efectuada por el Dr. Alejandro Kaufman
Source Title:
Neuroanatomía Fundamentos
Name:
CeA
Language:
acronym
Organism:
macaque
Source:
Martin-2000
Citation:
Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000
Source Title:
Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain
Name:
central amygdalar nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Swanson-2004
Citation:
Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004
Source Title:
Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain.
Name:
noyau central
Language:
French
Organism:
human
Source:
Duvernoy-1992
Citation:
Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992
Source Title:
Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM
Name:
CEA
Language:
acronym
Organism:
Unspecified
Source:
NeuroNames
Citation:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Source Title:
NeuroNames
Name:
CeN
Language:
acronym
Organism:
rat
Source:
Bouret-2003
Citation:
Source Title:
Phasic activation of locus ceruleus neurons by the central nucleus of the amygdala
| Equivalent By | Human | Macaque | Rat | Mouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topology | Has The Structure | Has The Structure | Has The Structure | Has The Structure |
Showing 12 record(s)
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
central amygdaloid nucleus
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
Nucleus amygdalae centralis
Source:
Riley-1943
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
Nucleus amygdaloideus centralis
Source:
Mai-1997
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Macaca fuscata (Macaca fuscata)
Their Name:
Nucleus amygdaloideus centralis
Source:
Kusama-1970
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
central amygdalar nucleus
Source:
Swanson-2004
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
central amygdaloid nucleus
Source:
Bowden-1997
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
central nucleus amygdala
Source:
Swanson-1998
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
central nucleus of amygdala
Source:
Bowden-1997
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Mus (mouse)
Their Name:
central amygdalar nucleus
Source:
Dong-2004
Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.
The Functional CNS Model - Rat (FMrat) ( Swanson-2004) is one of three hierarchical models representing the internal organization of the central nervous system (CNS). The others are the Structural CNS Model - Human (SThmn) and the Functional CNS Model - Human (FMhmn). The FMrat model represents the basic organization of the mouse ( Hof-2000 AMBA-2024 ) and, presumably, other rodents. Functional CNS models differ from structural models in that structures are defined and named by connectivity rather than by proximity to other structures at the same level. Functional models are more useful for representing longitudinal components of are grouped based on information drawn from multiple neuroscientific disciplines. such as connections, neurochemical characteristics, and role in physiogical and behavioral processes. While the Functional Model was developed primarily for an atlas of the rat brain ( Swanson-2004 ), the hierarchical organization of structures is for the most part applicable to the human, macaque, mouse and other mammalian brains as well. Structures at lower levels of the Functional CNS hierarchy are largely the same as in the Classical and Developmental Models, i.e., they were originally identified by stains for gray matter (Nissl substance) and white matter (myelin). At the next higher level they are grouped into basic connectional and functional systems of the CNS, such as the subcortical sensory systems, the brainstem motor system and the behavioral state system. At the highest levels CNS structures are grouped on the basis of dissection and embryologic precursors into cerebrum ( cerebral cortex and cerebral nuclei ), cerebellum, and cerebrospinal trunk.