substantia nigra - BrainInfo

substantia nigra (SNR)

Also known as: substantia nigra (Soemmerringi), substantia nigra, Substantia nigra, Nucleus pigmentosus subthalamo-peduncularis, nucleus of basis pedunculi

NeuroNames ID: 536

All Names & Sources

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English

nucleus of basis pedunculi

Crosby-1962

English

substantia nigra

Bowden-1997

English

substantia nigra

Carpenter-1983

English

substantia nigra

Martin-1997

Illustrations

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myelin stain & diagram of
all aspects in
human

labeled line drawings of
sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

multiple views of
3D reconstruction in
Macaca mulatta

drawing of
dorsolateral aspect in
macaque

Nissl stain & diagram of
coronal section in
mouse

Nissl stain & diagram of
sagittal section in
mouse

circuit diagram of
connections in
mammals

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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Basis

Has Equivalent

Organism

Their Name

Source

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

nucleus of basis pedunculi

Crosby-1962

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

Nucleus pigmentosus subthalamo-peduncularis

Riley-1943

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

substantia nigra

Carpenter-1983

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

Substantia nigra

Nomina-1983

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

substantia nigra (Soemmerringi)

Savel'ev-1996

Topology

Yes

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

substantia nigra

Martin-1997

Topology

Yes

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Substantia nigra

Shantha-1968

Topology

Yes

Rattus (rat)

substantia nigra

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.

substantia nigra

cerebral crus (crus cerebri)

hindbrain

choroidal fissure