BrainRegionNCP FD TH VPL
Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus
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This page covers biological details of component Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.
- Top-down path to region: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> Sensory Thalamus (FD.TH.SR) -> Ventral Posterior Nuclei (NSA.FD.TH.VP) -> Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPL) (see Mind Maps)
- Type: nucleus
- Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Conscious Personality Area
- Role: thalamic.sensory.primary
- Function: Relays somatic information from body to S1
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Components
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Component items:
- Caudal Part of Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus
- Oral Part of Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus
Connectivity
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Inbound Region Connections:
Source Area | Source Region | Source Name | Type | Reference |
LPC | LPC.HL.CU | Cuneate Nucleus | excitatory-glu | (unknown reference) |
LPC.HL.GR | Gracile Nucleus | excitatory-glu | (unknown reference) | |
LPC.HL.SOL | Solitary Nucleus | excitatory-glu | Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (SOL -> TH, abstract) | |
LPC.SC.IZ.CCV | Central Cervical Nucleus | excitatory-glu | Thalamocortical relationships (s1P -> P, abstract) | |
LPC.SC.LH.LCV | Lateral Cervical Nucleus | excitatory-glu | (unknown reference) | |
LPC.SC.PH.LMG | Lower Marginal Nucleus | excitatory-glu | Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract) | |
LPC.SC.PH.NP | Proprius Nucleus | excitatory-glu | Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract) | |
LPC.SC.PH.UMG | Upper Marginal Nucleus | excitatory-glu | Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract) |
Outbound Region Connections:
Target Area | Target Region | Target Name | Type | Reference |
NCP | NCP.NC.INS.HR | Anterior Temporal Lobe | excitatory-glu | Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> INS, abstract) |
NCP.NC.PG.S1 | Primary Somatosensory Cortex | excitatory-glu | Pain matrix (TH.VPL -> S1) | |
NCP.NC.PG.S2 | Secondary Somatosensory Cortex | excitatory-glu | Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract) | |
NCP.NC.PO.PCC | Precentral Cortex | excitatory-glu | (unknown reference) |
Thirdparty Circuits
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- Pain matrix - see Reference
map: INS=Posterior Insular Cortex,NCP.NC.INS.PIC, S1=Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1, TH.VPI=Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPI, TH.VPL=Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPL, TH.VPM=Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPM
map: ACC=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.VACG), Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.DACG), Subgenual Cingulate Cortex (NCP.NC.AL.SGCG)), AMY=Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM, BG=Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG, Cerebellum=Cerebellar Complex,LLC.HT.CRC, Insula=Insular Cortex,NC.INS, PAG=Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG, PB=Parabrachial Nucleus,LPC.HT.PRF.PB, PFC=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC (Rostral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCR), Lateral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCL), Inferior Prefrontal Gyrus (NDM.NC.AL.IPG), Broca's Area Pars Opercularis (NPE.NC.BRA.PO), Broca's Area Pars Triangularis (NPE.NC.BRA.PT), Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL), Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DMPFC), Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.VMPFC)), S1=Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1, S2=Secondary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S2, SC=Posterior/Dorsal Horn,BMA.SC.PH, Thalamus=Sensory Thalamus,FD.TH.SR
map: ACG=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.VACG), Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.DACG), Subgenual Cingulate Cortex (NCP.NC.AL.SGCG)), AM=Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM, HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (Dentate Gyrus (FMM.FT.HC.DG), Proximal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1P), Middle CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1M), Distal CA1 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA1D), Dorsolateral Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA2), Proximal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3P), Middle CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3M), Distal CA3 of Hippocampus (FMM.FT.HC.CA3D)), HT.L=Lateral Hypothalamic Area,LAC.FD.HT.LT (Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.LTN), Supramammillary Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.SUM), Tuberomammillary Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.TBM), Premammillary Nucleus (LAC.FD.HT.PRM)), HT.PV=Paraventricular Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.PV, INS=Insular Cortex,NC.INS, LC=Locus Coeruleus,LMC.HT.LC, MPFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL)), PAG=Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG, PB=Parabrachial Nucleus,LPC.HT.PRF.PB, PUT=Endocrine Glands,TARGET.TEA.ENDOCRINE, SOL=Solitary Nucleus,LPC.HL.SOL, TH=Thalamus,FD.TH (Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (NSA.FD.LGN), Medial Geniculate Body (NSA.FD.TH.MGB), Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPI), Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPL), Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPM), Inferior Pulvinar (NSA.FD.TH.IPV), Lateral Pulvinar (NSA.FD.TH.LPV), Medial Pulvinar (NPE.FD.TH.MPV), Oral Pulvinar (NPE.FD.TH.OPV), Limitans Nucleus of Thalamus (NCP.FD.TH.LI), Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus (NSA.FD.TH.SG), Submedial Nucleus of Thalamus (NDM.FD.TH.SM), Ventral Anterior Nucleus (NMA.FD.TH.VA), Ventral Lateral Nucleus (NMA.FD.TH.VL), Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (FMM.FD.TH.LD), Lateral Posterior Nucleus of Thalamus (NPE.FD.TH.LP), Medial Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NDM.FD.TH.MDM), Central Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NCP.FD.TH.MDC), Lateral Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NMA.FD.TH.MDL), Anteromedial Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.AM), Anteroventral Nucleus (FMM.FD.TH.AV), Anterodorsal Nucleus (FMM.FD.TH.AD), Rostral Intralaminar Nuclear Group of Thalamus (NCP.FD.TH.RIL), Centromedian Nucleus of Thalamus (FEC.FD.TH.CM), Parafascicular Nucleus of Thalamus (FEC.FD.TH.PF), Paratenial Nucleus of Thalamus (FAM.FD.TH.PT), Paraventricular Nucleus of Thalamus (NDM.FD.TH.PV), Reuniens Nucleus of Thalamus (FMM.FD.TH.RE), Rhomboidal Nucleus of Thalamus (FMM.FD.TH.RH), Subfascicular Nucleus of Thalamus (LLC.FD.TH.SF))
map: A=Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.AN (Anteromedial Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.AM), Anteroventral Nucleus (FMM.FD.TH.AV), Anterodorsal Nucleus (FMM.FD.TH.AD)), CM=Centromedian Nucleus of Thalamus,FEC.FD.TH.CM, LD=Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FMM.FD.TH.LD, LGN=Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN, LP=Lateral Posterior Nucleus of Thalamus,NPE.FD.TH.LP, MD=Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.MD (Medial Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NDM.FD.TH.MDM), Central Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NCP.FD.TH.MDC), Lateral Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NMA.FD.TH.MDL)), MGN=Medial Geniculate Body,NSA.FD.TH.MGB, P=Ventral Posterior Nuclei,NSA.FD.TH.VP (Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPI), Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPL), Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPM)), VA=Ventral Anterior Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VA, VL=Ventral Lateral Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VL, VPL=Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPL, VPM=Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPM, pA=Posterior Cingulate Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG, pCM=Dorsal Putamen,FEC.FT.DPU (Dorsal Putamen Lateral (FEC.FT.PU.LT), Dorsal Putamen Medial (FEC.FT.PU.MED)), pLD=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.VACG), Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.DACG), Subgenual Cingulate Cortex (NCP.NC.AL.SGCG)), pLGN=Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1, pLP=Superior Parietal Lobule,NC.SPL, pMD=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC (Rostral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCR), Lateral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCL), Inferior Prefrontal Gyrus (NDM.NC.AL.IPG), Broca's Area Pars Opercularis (NPE.NC.BRA.PO), Broca's Area Pars Triangularis (NPE.NC.BRA.PT), Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL), Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DMPFC), Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.VMPFC)), pMGN=Primary Auditory Cortex,NSA.NC.TTG.A1, pP=Insular Cortex,NC.INS, pVA=Supplementary Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.SMC, pVL=Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.MC, pVPL=Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1, pVPM=Precentral Cortex,NCP.NC.PO.PCC, s1A=Subiculum,FMM.FT.HF.SUB (Proximal Subiculum (FMM.FT.HF.SUBP), Middle Subiculum (FMM.FT.HF.SUBM), Distal Subiculum (FMM.FT.HF.SUBD)), s1MD=Septal Nuclei,FAM.FT.SEP, s1P=Central Cervical Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.CCV, s1VL=Dentate Nucleus,LLC.HT.CR.DN, s2A=Mammillary Body,FD.MB (Lateral Mammillary Nucleus (FMM.FD.MB.LMB), Medial Mammillary Nucleus (FMM.FD.MB.MMB)), s2MD=Piriform Cortex,NSA.NC.PH.PIR, s2P=Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR, s2VL=Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG, s3MD=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC (Rostral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCR), Lateral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCL), Inferior Prefrontal Gyrus (NDM.NC.AL.IPG), Broca's Area Pars Opercularis (NPE.NC.BRA.PO), Broca's Area Pars Triangularis (NPE.NC.BRA.PT), Lateral Frontopolar Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.FPC), Most Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCR), Sulcal Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCS), Medial Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCM), Lateral Rostral Orbitofrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.ROFCL), Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.DMPFC), Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.VMPFC)), sCM=Globus Pallidus Internal,FEC.FT.GPI (Globus Pallidus Internal Lateral (FEC.FT.GPI.LT), Globus Pallidus Internal Medial (FEC.FT.GPI.MED), Globus Pallidus Internal Dorsal (FEC.FT.GPI.DS), Globus Pallidus Internal Rostromedial (FEC.FT.GPI.RM), Globus Pallidus Internal Dorsolateral (FEC.FT.GPI.DL)), sLD=Superior Parietal Lobule,NC.SPL, sLP=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (Superficial Superior Colliculus (LRC.MM.SC.SUP), Intermediate Superior Colliculus (LRC.MM.SC.INT), Deep Superior Colliculus (LRC.MM.SC.DEEP)), sVA=Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG, sVPL=Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.MG (Upper Marginal Nucleus (LPC.SC.PH.UMG), Lower Marginal Nucleus (LPC.SC.PH.LMG)), sVPM=Solitary Nucleus,LPC.HL.SOL
References
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