rostral cortical amygdalar nucleus

rostral cortical amygdalar nucleus (COAr)

The term rostral cortical amygdalar nucleus refers to one of two subdivisions of the periamygdalar cortex as identified by multiple criteria. It is located rostral to the other subdivision, the posterior periamygdalar cortex. In the human ( Mai-1997 ) and the macaque ( Paxinos-2009a ) its surface is the posterior part of the periamygdalar area of the parahippocampal gyrus on the medial surface of the temporal lobe; internally it extends ventromedially from the medial amygdalar nucleus. In the rat ( Swanson-2004 ) and the mouse ( Hof-2000 ) it is located on the ventromedial surface of the cerebral hemisphere and extends laterally from the medial amygdalar nucleus.

Also known as: cortical amygdalar area, anterior part, cortical amygdalar nucleus, anterior part, cortical nucleus of the amygdala, anterior part, ventral cortical amygdaloid nucleus, rostral division, anterior cortical amygdaloid nucleus, anterior cortical amygdalar nucleus, Nucleus amygdaloideus corticalis anterior, anterior cortical nucleus of the amygdala, rostral part of the medial amygdalar nucleus

NeuroNames ID: 2639

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Name:

cortical amygdalar area, anterior part

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:

cortical amygdalar area, anterior part

Language:

English

Organism:

mouse

Source:

Dong-1994

Citation:

J Neurophysiol 1994 Aug;72(2):542-64

Source Title:

Somatosensory, multisensory, and task-related neurons in cortical area 7b (PF) of unanesthetized monkeys

Name:

cortical amygdalar nucleus, anterior part

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:

cortical nucleus of the amygdala, anterior part

Language:

English

Organism:

mouse

Source:

Hof-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Comparative Cytoarchitectonic Atlas of the C57BL/6 and 129/Sv Mouse Brains

Name:

ventral cortical amygdaloid nucleus, rostral division

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Olmos-2004

Citation:

Chapter 22 in The Human Nervous System, 2nd edition, G. Paxinos and JK Mai Eds. Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2004.

Source Title:

Amygdala

Name:

anterior cortical amygdaloid nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

anterior cortical amygdalar nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

Unspecified

Source:

BrainInfo-2001

Citation:

BrainInfo (2001), Neuroscience Division, Regional Primate Research Center, University of Washington, http://braininfo.org.

Source Title:

BrainInfo

Name:

ACo

Language:

acronym

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

Nucleus amygdaloideus corticalis anterior

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

anterior cortical nucleus of the amygdala

Language:

English

Organism:

macaque

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

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COAa

Language:

acronym

Organism:

rat

Source:

Swanson-2004

Citation:

Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004

Source Title:

Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain.

Name:

COa

Language:

acronym

Organism:

macaque

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:

rostral part of the medial amygdalar nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

Unspecified

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

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COAr

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acronym

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Source:

NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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NeuroNames

Illustrations

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Nissl stain & diagram of
coronal section in
mouse

Species With The Structure

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Basis:

Internal Structure

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

anterior cortical amygdaloid nucleus

Source:

Mai-1997

Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

ventral cortical amygdaloid nucleus, rostral division

Source:

Olmos-2004

Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

cortical amygdalar area, anterior part

Source:

Swanson-2004

Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

cortical amygdalar nucleus, anterior part

Source:

Swanson-2004

Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

cortical amygdalar area, anterior part

Source:

Dong-1994

Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

cortical nucleus of the amygdala, anterior part

Source:

Hof-2000

Models Where It Appears

Functional CNS Model - Rat

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.

gray matter (central nervous system gray matter)

cerebrum

pallium (Cerebral cortex (pallium))

cortical subplate nuclei

cerebral nuclei

cerebellum

cerebrospinal trunk

white matter (basic fiber systems)

cerebral ventricles (ventricular system)