pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN)
Also known as: pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus, Nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontinus, Nucleus pedunculopontinus, pedunculopontine nucleus, peduncular pontine nucleus, pedunculotegmental nucleus, Nucleus tegmentalis pedunculopontinus
NeuroNames ID: 504
Showing 20 synonym(s)
Name:
nucleo peduncolopontino
Language:
Italian
Organism:
human
Source:
Carpenter-1995
Citation:
EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995
Source Title:
Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia
Name:
nukleus pedunkulopontin pada tegmentum otak-tengah
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:
pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
human
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Citation:
Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983
Source Title:
Human Neuroanatomy
Name:
pedunculopontine tegmental 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:
pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Bowden-1997
Citation:
Source Title:
A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology
Name:
Nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontinus
Language:
Latin
Organism:
human
Source:
Crosby-1962
Citation:
New York: MacMillan, 1962
Source Title:
Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System
Name:
Nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontinus
Language:
Latin
Organism:
Macaca mulatta
Source:
Oertel-1969
Citation:
Journal fuer Hirnforschung 11: pp. 377-405, 1969
Source Title:
Zur zyto- und myeloarchitektonik des Rhombencephalon des Rhesusaffen (Macaca mulatta Zimmerman)
Name:
Nucleus pedunculopontinus
Language:
Latin
Organism:
human
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Citation:
Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983
Source Title:
Human Neuroanatomy
Name:
pedunculopontine nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
human
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Citation:
Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983
Source Title:
Human Neuroanatomy
Name:
pedunculopontine nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Bowden-1997
Citation:
Source Title:
A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology
Name:
peduncular pontine nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
human
Source:
Crosby-1962
Citation:
New York: MacMillan, 1962
Source Title:
Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System
Name:
PPTg
Language:
acronym
Organism:
macaque
Source:
Martin-2000
Citation:
Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000
Source Title:
Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain
Name:
PPN
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:
PPN
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:
pedunculotegmental nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
macaque
Source:
Paxinos-2009a
Citation:
Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009
Source Title:
The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition
Name:
PTg
Language:
acronym
Organism:
macaque
Source:
Paxinos-2009a
Citation:
Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009
Source Title:
The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition
Name:
PP--PTg
Language:
acronym
Organism:
Unspecified
Source:
Afifi-2005
Citation:
Second Edition, McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, 2005
Source Title:
Functional Neuroanatomy
| Equivalent By | Human | Macaque | Rat | Mouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topology | Has The Structure | Has The Structure | Has The Structure | Relevant Data Not Located |
Showing 9 record(s)
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
Nucleus pedunculopontinus
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
Nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontinus
Source:
Crosby-1962
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
peduncular pontine nucleus
Source:
Crosby-1962
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
pedunculopontine nucleus
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Their Name:
pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus
Source:
Martin-1997
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)
Their Name:
Nucleus tegmenti pedunculopontinus
Source:
Oertel-1969
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
pedunculopontine nucleus
Source:
Bowden-1997
Basis:
Topology
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus
Source:
Bowden-1997
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.