Accumbens area
FreeSurfer aseg · source label Left-Accumbens-area, Right-Accumbens-area
Atlas label only. No curated clinical content yet.
On the template
FreeSurfer aseg. Values describe the fsaverage template, not an individual or a population norm.
| Side | Label (as in source) | Volume, cm³ | Centroid MNI152, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| left | Left-Accumbens-area | 0.78 | -10, 12, -7 |
| right | Right-Accumbens-area | 0.76 | 10, 12, -8 |
Area: pial surface of the fsaverage average, which is smoother than individual cortex. Volume: voxel count of the fsaverage aseg segmentation at 1 mm isotropic.
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