median preoptic nucleus (MnPO)
Also known as: median preoptic nucleus, Nucleus preopticus medianus, Nucleus praeopticus medianus, median preoptic nucleus (Loo), periventricular nucleus, preventricular portion
NeuroNames ID: 378
Showing 12 synonym(s)
Name:
MnPO
Language:
acronym
Organism:
human
Source:
Mai-1997
Citation:
San Diego: Academic Press, 1997
Source Title:
Atlas of the Human Brain
Name:
MEPO
Language:
acronym
Organism:
mouse
Source:
Hof-2000
Citation:
Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000
Source Title:
Comparative Cytoarchitectonic Atlas of the C57BL/6 and 129/Sv Mouse Brains
Name:
median preoptic nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
human
Source:
Paxinos-1990
Citation:
Academic Press, San Diego, 1990
Source Title:
The Human Nervous System
Name:
median preoptic 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:
median preoptic nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Bowden-1997
Citation:
Source Title:
A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology
Name:
Nucleus preopticus medianus
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:
Nucleus praeopticus medianus
Language:
Latin
Organism:
human
Source:
Mai-1997
Citation:
San Diego: Academic Press, 1997
Source Title:
Atlas of the Human Brain
Name:
Nucleus praeopticus medianus
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:
median preoptic nucleus (Loo)
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:
periventricular nucleus, preventricular portion
Language:
English
Organism:
Macaca mulatta
Source:
Bleier-1984
Citation:
University of Wisconsin Press, 1984.
Source Title:
The Hypothalamus of the Rhesus Monkey: A Cytoarchitectonic Atlas
Name:
MEPO
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:
MnPO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topology | Has The Structure | Has The Structure | Has The Structure | Relevant Data Not Located |
Showing 8 record(s)
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
median preoptic nucleus
Source:
Paxinos-1990
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
Nucleus praeopticus medianus
Source:
Mai-1997
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Macaca fuscata (Macaca fuscata)
Their Name:
Nucleus preopticus medianus
Source:
Kusama-1970
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)
Their Name:
periventricular nucleus, preventricular portion
Source:
Bleier-1984
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
median preoptic nucleus
Source:
Bowden-1997
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
median preoptic nucleus (Loo)
Source:
Swanson-1998
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.