BrainRegionFEC FT GPI MED

Globus Pallidus Internal Medial

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This page covers biological details of component Globus Pallidus Internal Medial. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to region: Forebrain Telencephalon -> Basal Ganglia (BGA.FT.BG) -> Globus Pallidus (BGA.FT.GP) -> Dorsal Pallidum (BGA.FT.DP) -> Globus Pallidus Internal (BGA.FT.GPI) -> Globus Pallidus Internal Medial (FEC.FT.GPI.MED) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: nucleus
• Brain area: Forebrain - Execution Control Area
• Role: relay
• Function: Motor extensor loop
• Notes to function: indirect path

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Components

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• no child items defined

Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
FEC	FEC.FD.STN.MED	Subthalamic Nucleus Medial	excitatory-glu	Basal Ganglia Activity (STN -> GPi, abstract)
	FEC.FT.GPE.MED	Globus Pallidus External Medial	inhibitory-gaba	(unknown reference)
	FEC.FT.PU.MED	Dorsal Putamen Medial	inhibitory-gaba	Habenula Connections (CPu -> GPi, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FEC	FEC.FD.TH.PF	Parafascicular Nucleus of Thalamus	inhibitory-gaba	Saccadic Vision (BG -> Thalamus, abstract)
NMA	NMA.FD.TH.VA	Ventral Anterior Nucleus	inhibitory-gaba	Thalamocortical relationships (sVA -> VA, abstract)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Saccadic Vision - see Reference

• Thalamocortical relationships - see Reference

References

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• http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n3/box/nrn1345_BX1.html
• http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/