parafascicular nucleus (PF)
Also known as: parafascicular nucleus, Nucleus parafascicularis, Nucleus parafascicularis (Hassler), Nuclei parafasciculares thalami, parafascicular thalamic nucleus, Nucleus parafascicularis thalami, parafascicular nucleus of the thalamus, parafascicular nucleus (Vogt)
NeuroNames ID: 324
Showing 19 synonym(s)
Name:
PF
Language:
acronym
Organism:
human
Source:
Mai-1997
Citation:
San Diego: Academic Press, 1997
Source Title:
Atlas of the Human Brain
Name:
парафасциркулярное ядро
Language:
Russian
Organism:
human
Source:
Baev-2000
Citation:
Moskva: Meditsina, 2000.
Source Title:
Magnitno-Resonansnaia Tomografiia Golovnogo Mozga: Normal'naia Anatomiia
Name:
parafascicular nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
human
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Citation:
Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983
Source Title:
Human Neuroanatomy
Name:
parafascicular nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
Macaca fascicularis
Source:
Szabo-1984
Citation:
J Comp Neurol 1984 Jan 10;222(2):265-300
Source Title:
A stereotaxic atlas of the brain of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis)
Name:
parafascicular nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Bowden-1997
Citation:
Source Title:
A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology
Name:
Nucleus parafascicularis
Language:
Latin
Organism:
human
Source:
Nomina-1983
Citation:
Fifth Edition, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1983
Source Title:
Nomina Anatomica
Name:
Nucleus parafascicularis
Language:
Latin
Organism:
Macaca mulatta
Source:
Olszewski-1952
Citation:
S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1952
Source Title:
The Thalamus Of The Macaca mulatta: An Atlas For Use With The Stereotaxic Instrument
Name:
Nucleus parafascicularis (Hassler)
Language:
Latin
Organism:
human
Source:
Jones-1990
Citation:
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1990;54-55:1-20
Source Title:
Correlation and revised nomenclature of ventral nuclei in the thalamus of human and monkey
Name:
Nuclei parafasciculares thalami
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:
parafascicular thalamic nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
human
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Citation:
Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983
Source Title:
Human Neuroanatomy
Name:
parafascicular thalamic nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Bowden-1997
Citation:
Source Title:
A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology
Name:
Nucleus parafascicularis thalami
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:
nucleo parafascicolare
Language:
Italian
Organism:
human
Source:
Carpenter-1995
Citation:
EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995
Source Title:
Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia
Name:
parafascicular nucleus of the thalamus
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:
parafascicular nucleus (Vogt)
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:
nukleus parafasikular (PF)
Language:
Indonesian
Organism:
human
Source:
Noback-1982
Citation:
Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC, 1982
Source Title:
Anatomi Susunan Saraf Manusia, Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Neurobiologi
Name:
noyau parafasciculaire
Language:
French
Organism:
human
Source:
Duvernoy-1992
Citation:
Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992
Source Title:
Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM
Name:
PF
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:
PF
Language:
acronym
Organism:
Macaca mulatta
Source:
Paxinos-2009a
Citation:
Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009
Source Title:
The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition
| Equivalent By | Human | Macaque | Rat | Mouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Structure | Has The Structure | Has The Structure | Has The Structure | Has The Structure |
Showing 12 record(s)
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
Nuclei parafasciculares thalami
Source:
Riley-1943
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
Nucleus parafascicularis
Source:
Nomina-1983
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
Nucleus parafascicularis (Hassler)
Source:
Jones-1990
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
parafascicular nucleus
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
parafascicular thalamic nucleus
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Their Name:
Nucleus parafascicularis thalami
Source:
Shantha-1968
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)
Their Name:
Nucleus parafascicularis
Source:
Olszewski-1952
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
parafascicular nucleus
Source:
Bowden-1997
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
parafascicular nucleus (Vogt)
Source:
Swanson-1998
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
parafascicular thalamic nucleus
Source:
Bowden-1997
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Mus (mouse)
Their Name:
parafascicular nucleus of the thalamus
Source:
Hof-2000
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.