posterior cingulate white matter

posterior cingulate white matter (pcgw)

The term posterior cingulate white matter refers to the part of limbic white matter that is located deep to the posterior cingulate gyrus. Defined by dissection and stains for myelin, it is found in the human and the macaque. Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: posterior cingulate white matter, Substantia medullars cinguli posterior

NeuroNames ID: 12

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Name:

pcgw

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acronym

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Unspecified

Source:

NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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NeuroNames

Name:

posterior cingulate white matter

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Mitelman-2007

Citation:

Neuroimage. 2007 Aug 15;37(2):449-62

Source Title:

A comprehensive assessment of gray and white matter volumes and their relationship to outcome and severity in schizophrenia

Name:

Substantia medullars cinguli posterior

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Unspecified

Source:

NeuroNames-2000

Citation:

NeuroNames is used as a term's source if no published source of the term has been found. In most cases, the term is an English translation of a commonly used Latin term. In some cases it is a Latin translation of an English term for which no published Latin equivalent has been found. Latin roots of words not found in the neuroanatomical literature are derived from Cassell's Latin Dictionary (Simpson-59).

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labeled line drawings of
sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

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Equivalent By	Human	Macaque	Rat	Mouse
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Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

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posterior cingulate white matter

Source:

Mitelman-2007

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