#summary Sensory Thalamus @@[Home] -> [BiologicalLifeResearch] -> [BrainCenterFD_TH_SR] ---- This page covers biological details of component group Sensory Thalamus. Component group is part of aHuman target integrated biological model. * *Top-down path to center*: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> Sensory Thalamus (FD.TH.SR) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps]) * *Function*: Relay primary or secondary assending sensory streams (generated) = Components = (generated) *Component items*: * [BrainRegionNSA_FD_LGN Lateral Geniculate Nucleus] (NSA.FD.LGN): Temporal decorrelation * [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_MGB Medial Geniculate Body] (NSA.FD.TH.MGB): Detection of the relative intensity and duration of a sound, relay to Auditory Cortex * *Ventral Posterior Nuclei* (NSA.FD.TH.VP) * [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPI Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus] (NCP.FD.TH.VPI): Relays pain and temperature from body to insula * [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus] (NCP.FD.TH.VPL): Relays somatic information from body to S1 * [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus] (NCP.FD.TH.VPM): Relays somatic information from face to S1 * *Pulvinar* (FD.PV) * [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_IPV Inferior Pulvinar] (NSA.FD.TH.IPV): Dorsal =Where= Stream * [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_LPV Lateral Pulvinar] (NSA.FD.TH.LPV): Ventral =What= Stream * [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_MPV Medial Pulvinar] (NPE.FD.TH.MPV): Integration of associative cortical information and projects to visuomotor-related cortex * [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_OPV Oral Pulvinar] (NPE.FD.TH.OPV): Somatosensory functions * *Posterior Thalamus* (FD.TH.PTH) * [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_LI Limitans Nucleus of Thalamus] (NCP.FD.TH.LI): Multisensory projection to striatum * [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_SG Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus] (NSA.FD.TH.SG): Spatial coding of auditory information * [BrainRegionNDM_FD_TH_SM Submedial Nucleus of Thalamus] (NDM.FD.TH.SM): Pain center = Connectivity = (generated) *Internal Regions Connections:* * no connections *External Connections:* unavailable *External Inbound Center Connections:* || *Source Center* || *Sample Link* || *Reference* || || [BrainCenterBMA_SC_LH Lateral Horn/Funiculus] (BMA.SC.LH) || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_LH_LCV LPC.SC.LH.LCV] -> [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL NCP.FD.TH.VPL]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterBMA_SC_PH Posterior/Dorsal Horn] (BMA.SC.PH) || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_LMG LPC.SC.PH.LMG] -> [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_LI NCP.FD.TH.LI]||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus] (FD.TH.CR) || [BrainRegionFAM_FD_TH_PT FAM.FD.TH.PT] -> [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_MPV NPE.FD.TH.MPV]||[http://learnmem.cshlp.org/content/18/6/384/F1.expansion.html Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory (MID -> mPULV, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterFMM_NC_PHA_RS Retrosubicular Area] (FMM.NC.PHA.RS) || [BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_PRS FMM.NC.PH.PRS] -> [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_MPV NPE.FD.TH.MPV]||[http://learnmem.cshlp.org/content/18/6/384/F1.expansion.html Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory (Presub -> mPULV)] || || [BrainCenterHL_MN Myelencephalic Motor Nuclei] (HL.MN) || [BrainRegionLRC_HL_NPH LRC.HL.NPH] -> [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_SG NSA.FD.TH.SG]||[http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells Head Direction Cell Circuit (NPRP -> SUPGEN)] || || [BrainCenterHL_SN Myelencephalic Sensory Nuclei] (HL.SN) || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_GR LPC.HL.GR] -> [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL NCP.FD.TH.VPL]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterHT_RF Pontine Reticular Formation] (HT.RF) || [BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB LPC.HT.PRF.PB] -> [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPI NCP.FD.TH.VPI]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterHT_SN Metencephalic Sensory Nuclei] (HT.SN) || [BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR LPC.HT.PN.PTR] -> [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM NCP.FD.TH.VPM]||[http://www.lookfordiagnosis.com/mesh_info.php?term=Trigeminal+Nucleilang=1 Trigeminal Nuclei (CSN -> VPM)] || || [BrainCenterHT_TG Pontine Tegmental Nuclei] (HT.TG) || [BrainRegionFEC_HT_TG_IPD FEC.HT.TG.IPD] -> [BrainRegionNSA_FD_LGN NSA.FD.LGN]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainRegionLPC_FD_RT Retinal Nucleus] (LPC.FD.RT) || [BrainRegionLPC_FD_RT LPC.FD.RT] -> [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_MPV NPE.FD.TH.MPV]||[http://unifiedtao-en.blogspot.ru/2011/03/what-we-see-of-tao.html Retina and superior colliculus targets (Retina -> Pulvinar, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterLPC_HT_VBN Vestibular Nuclei] (LPC.HT.VBN) || [BrainRegionLPC_HT_MVBN LPC.HT.MVBN] -> [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_SG NSA.FD.TH.SG]||[http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells Head Direction Cell Circuit (MVSN -> SUPGEN)] || || [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon] (MM.REF) || [BrainRegionLRC_MM_SC_INT LRC.MM.SC.INT] -> [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_LI NCP.FD.TH.LI]||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n3/box/nrn1345_BX1.html Saccadic Vision (SCi -> Thalamus, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterNC_PG_APC Anterior Parietal Cortex] (NC.PG.APC) || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 NCP.NC.PG.S1] -> [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_OPV NPE.FD.TH.OPV]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterNC_PHA_RH Rhinal Cortex] (NC.PHA.RH) || [BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_PER FMM.NC.PH.PER] -> [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_MPV NPE.FD.TH.MPV]||[http://learnmem.cshlp.org/content/18/6/384/F1.expansion.html Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory (Perirhinal -> mPULV)] || || [BrainCenterNC_SPL Superior Parietal Lobule] (NC.SPL) || [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PG NPE.NC.SPL.PG] -> [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_OPV NPE.FD.TH.OPV]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterSC_IZ Intermediate Zone] (SC.IZ) || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_CCV LPC.SC.IZ.CCV] -> [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL NCP.FD.TH.VPL]||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (s1P -> P, abstract)] || *External Outbound Center Connections:* || *Target Center* || *Sample Link* || *Reference* || || [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala] (FAM.FT.AM) || [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_MGB NSA.FD.TH.MGB] -> [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_LADL FAM.FT.AM.LADL]||[http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> AM, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia] (FEC.FT.BG) || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_LI NCP.FD.TH.LI] -> [BrainRegionFEC_FT_CN_BD FEC.FT.CN.BD]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterHT_TG Pontine Tegmental Nuclei] (HT.TG) || [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_SG NSA.FD.TH.SG] -> [BrainRegionLMC_HT_TG_LDT LMC.HT.TG.LDT]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon] (MM.REF) || [BrainRegionNSA_FD_LGN NSA.FD.LGN] -> [BrainRegionLRC_MM_PT_NOT LRC.MM.PT.NOT]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area] (NC.ACG) || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_LI NCP.FD.TH.LI] -> [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_DACG NDM.NC.AL.DACG]||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> ACC, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex] (NC.AL.LPFC) || [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_MPV NPE.FD.TH.MPV] -> [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_DLPFCL NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCL]||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n3/box/nrn1345_BX1.html Saccadic Vision (Thalamus -> FrontalCortex, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex] (NC.AL.OMPFC) || [BrainRegionNDM_FD_TH_SM NDM.FD.TH.SM] -> [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_DMPFC NDM.NC.AL.DMPFC]||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n3/box/nrn1345_BX1.html Saccadic Vision (Thalamus -> FrontalCortex, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex] (NC.INS) || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_LI NCP.FD.TH.LI] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PPC NCP.NC.INS.PPC]||[http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> INS, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterNC_IPL Inferior Parietal Lobule] (NC.IPL) || [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_IPV NSA.FD.TH.IPV] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPL_MST NPE.NC.IPL.MST]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566 Global visual system (Pulvinar -> ParietalCortex, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe] (NC.LOBE.OCC) || [BrainRegionNSA_FD_LGN NSA.FD.LGN] -> [BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1 NSA.NC.OCC.V1]||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (LGN -> pLGN)] || || [BrainCenterNC_MPL Medial Parietal Lobule] (NC.MPL) || [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_MPV NPE.FD.TH.MPV] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_MPL_PSCG NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG]||[http://learnmem.cshlp.org/content/18/6/384/F1.expansion.html Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory (mPULV -> PostCingulate)] || || [BrainCenterNC_PG_APC Anterior Parietal Cortex] (NC.PG.APC) || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL NCP.FD.TH.VPL] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 NCP.NC.PG.S1]||[http://users.atw.hu/blp6/BLP6/HTML/C0079780323045827.htm Pain matrix (TH.VPL -> S1)] || || [BrainCenterNC_PG_LPC Lateral Parietal Cortex] (NC.PG.LPC) || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPI NCP.FD.TH.VPI] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_PV NCP.NC.PG.PV]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterNC_PO Parietal Operculum] (NC.PO) || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL NCP.FD.TH.VPL] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PO_PCC NCP.NC.PO.PCC]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterNC_SPL Superior Parietal Lobule] (NC.SPL) || [BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_OPV NPE.FD.TH.OPV] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_SPL_PF NPE.NC.SPL.PF]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566 Global visual system (Pulvinar -> ParietalCortex, abstract)] || || [BrainCenterNC_STG Superior Temporal Gyrus] (NC.STG) || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM NCP.FD.TH.VPM] -> [BrainRegionNPE_NC_STG_PAI NPE.NC.STG.PAI]||(unknown reference) || || [BrainCenterNSA_NC_TTG Transverse Temporal Gyrus] (NSA.NC.TTG) || [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_MGB NSA.FD.TH.MGB] -> [BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 NSA.NC.TTG.A1]||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (MGN -> pMGN)] ||