Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus

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This page covers biological details of component Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

Top-down path to region: Hindbrain Metencephalon -> Pontine Tegmental Nuclei (HT.TG) -> Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus (FEC.HT.TG.RMTG) (see Mind Maps)
Type: nucleus
Brain area: Forebrain - Execution Control Area
Role: processor.automatic
Function: locomotion - walking, running
Notes to function: VTA tail

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Components

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Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FD.LHB.LT	Lateral Habenula Lateral Part	excitatory-glu	Both LHb and MHb control the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems (LHbL -> RMTg)
	FAM.FD.LHB.MED	Lateral Habenula Medial Part	excitatory-glu	Regulation of the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep by habenular projection (LHbM -> RMTg)
FEC	FEC.FD.STN.LT	Subthalamic Nucleus Lateral	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	FEC.FT.VP.VM	Ventral Pallidum Ventromedial	inhibitory-gaba	(unknown reference)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FEC	FEC.FT.SNC.MED	Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Medial	inhibitory-gaba	Both LHb and MHb control the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems (RMTg -> SNc, abstract)
	FEC.HT.TG.IPD	Interpeduncular Nucleus	inhibitory-gaba	(unknown reference)
LAC	LAC.FD.HT.VLPO	Ventrolateral Preoptic Nucleus	inhibitory-gaba	(unknown reference)
LMC	LMC.HL.RP.MG	Raphe Magnus Nucleus	inhibitory-gaba	Both LHb and MHb control the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems (RMTg -> MRN, abstract)
	LMC.HT.TG.LDT	Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus	inhibitory-gaba	(unknown reference)
	LMC.MM.RP.DRN	Dorsal Raphe Nucleus	inhibitory-gaba	Both LHb and MHb control the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems (RMTg -> DRN)
	LMC.MM.VTA	Ventral Tegmental Area	inhibitory-gaba	Amygdala and its network (RMTG -> VTA)