interstitial nucleus of the vestibular nerve (ISVe)

The term interstitial nucleus of the vestibular nerve refers to clusters of large nerve cells distributed in the vestibular component of vestibulocochlear nerve fibers in the human and the macaque ( Paxinos-2004 ), and the rat ( Swanson-2004 ). They are revealed in Nissl stained sections and stain for acetylcholinesterase. Functionally they belong to the vestibulomotor regions of the behavioral control column ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as: interstitial nucleus of the vestibular nerve, interstitial nucleus of vestibular nerve, Nucleus vestibularis interstitialis, interstitial nucleus of the eighth nerve

NeuroNames ID: 719

All Names & Sources

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Name:

interstitial nucleus of the vestibular nerve

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

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Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

interstitial nucleus of vestibular nerve

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca fuscata

Source:

Kusama-1970

Citation:

University Park Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1970

Source Title:

Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Brain of Macaca fuscata

Name:

interstitial nucleus of vestibular nerve

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English

Organism:

rat

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Bowden-1997

Citation:

Source Title:

A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology

Name:

Nucleus vestibularis interstitialis

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Latin

Organism:

Unspecified

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NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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NeuroNames

Name:

nucleo interstiziale del nervo vestibolare

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Citation:

EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

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ISVe

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acronym

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

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I8Ve

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acronym

Organism:

human

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Paxinos-2004

Citation:

Second Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2004

Source Title:

The Human Nervous System

Name:

interstitial nucleus of the eighth nerve

Language:

English

Organism:

human

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Paxinos-2004

Citation:

Second Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2004

Source Title:

The Human Nervous System

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INV

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acronym

Organism:

rat

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Swanson-2004

Citation:

Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004

Source Title:

Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain.

Name:

I8Ve

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acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

Species With The Structure
Equivalent By Human Macaque Rat Mouse
Topology Has The Structure Has The Structure Has The Structure Relevant Data Not Located

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Topology

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Yes

Their Name:

interstitial nucleus of the eighth nerve

Source:

Paxinos-2004

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

interstitial nucleus of the vestibular nerve

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Their Name:

interstitial nucleus of vestibular nerve

Source:

Kusama-1970

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

interstitial nucleus of vestibular nerve

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Bowden-1997

Models Where It Appears
Structural CNS Model - Macaque

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.

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.