#summary Ventromedial Amygdaloid Nucleus @@[Home] -> [BiologicalLifeResearch] -> [BrainAreaFAM] -> [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_LAVM] ---- This page covers biological details of component Ventromedial Amygdaloid Nucleus. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model. * *Top-down path to region*: Forebrain Telencephalon -> Extended Amygdala (FAM.FT.EXTAM) -> [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala] (FAM.FT.AM) -> Basolateral Nuclear Complex (FAM.FT.AM.BL) -> Lateral Amygdaloid Nucleus (FAM.FT.AM.LA) -> [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_LAVM Ventromedial Amygdaloid Nucleus] (FAM.FT.AM.LAVM) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps]) * *Type*: nucleus * *Quality*: L0 * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaFAM Forebrain - Affective Motivations Area] (FAM) * *Area circuit*: Fast Unconditional Sensory Data and Association Memory (FAMXUS) * *Role*: processor.affective * *Function*: conditional and unconditional convergence to affect polymodal memory formation * *Notes to function*: * LA3 * projects to ET (generated) = Components = (generated) * no child items defined = Connectivity = (generated) http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/FAM.FT.AM.LAVM.dot.png *Inbound Region Connections:* || *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* || || [BrainAreaFAM FAM] || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_LADL FAM.FT.AM.LADL] || Dorsolateral Amygdaloid Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) || || [BrainAreaFMM FMM] || [BrainRegionFMM_FT_HC_CA1D FMM.FT.HC.CA1D] || Distal CA1 of Hippocampus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[https://brmlab.cz/project/brain_hacking/tdcs/pfc Fear regulation (Hippocampus -> LA, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_LEC FMM.NC.PH.LEC] || Lateral Entorhinal Cortex || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030100820900183X Simplified model of hippocampal formation anatomy (EC -> Amyg, abstract)] || || [BrainAreaNSA NSA] || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A3 NSA.NC.STG.A3] || Wernicke's area A3 || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.surgicalneurologyint.com/article.asp?issn=2152-7806;year=2012;volume=3;issue=2;spage=40;epage=46;aulast=Langevin Amygdala and its network (STC -> LA, abstract)] || *Outbound Region Connections:* || *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* || || [BrainAreaFAM FAM] || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_AB FAM.FT.AM.AB] || Accessory Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2014.00068/full Summary of the main extra-amygdaloid and intra-amygdaloid connections in the rat (L -> AB, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_MPV FAM.FT.AM.MPV] || Medial Posterior Ventral Amygdaloid Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2014.00068/full Summary of the main extra-amygdaloid and intra-amygdaloid connections in the rat (L -> M, abstract)] || || [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_MM_CIC LPC.MM.CIC] || Central Nucleus of Inferior Colliculus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://f1000research.com/articles/2-20/v1 Visual-Auditory Interactions in Tectum (AM -> IC, abstract)] || || [BrainAreaNDM NDM] || [BrainRegionNDM_FD_TH_PV NDM.FD.TH.PV] || Paraventricular Nucleus of Thalamus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_s00359-004-0565-9-0 Oculomotor decision-making (AMYG -> Thalamus, abstract)] || = Thirdparty Circuits = (generated) * [http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0071402357/156721/figure350_1.gif Principal Connections of Hippocampus] - see [http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0071402357/156721/figure350_1.html Reference] (CT.CINGULUM-CONNECTIONS) AM=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM] AN=Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.AN (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus]) DG=[BrainRegionFMM_FT_HC_DG Dentate Gyrus,FMM.FT.HC.DG] DorsalCingulate=[BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_DACG Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area,NDM.NC.AL.DACG] EC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (see [BrainCenterNC_PHA_RH Rhinal Cortex]) HC=Subiculum,FMM.FT.HF.SUB (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation]) MB=[BrainRegionFMM_FD_MB_MMB Medial Mammillary Nucleus,FMM.FD.MB.MMB] PosteriorCingulate=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_MPL_PSCG Posterior Cingulate Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG] SEP=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_SEP Septal Nuclei,FAM.FT.SEP] SUB=Subiculum,FMM.FT.HF.SUB (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation]) VentralCingulate=[BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_VACG Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area,NDM.NC.AL.VACG] unavailable * [http://cdn.f1000r.com.s3.amazonaws.com/manuscripts/1181/d6e9eca8-bb85-4382-8286-723b00f8b36f_figure7.gif Visual-Auditory Interactions in Tectum] - see [http://f1000research.com/articles/2-20/v1 Reference] (CP.VISUAL-AUDITORY-INTERACTIONS) AC=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 Primary Auditory Cortex,NSA.NC.TTG.A1] AM=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM] CN=Cochlear Nucleus,LPC.HL.COCH (see [BrainCenterHL_SN Myelencephalic Sensory Nuclei]) IC=Inferior Colliculus,ABA.MM.IC (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon]) MGB=[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_MGB Medial Geniculate Body,NSA.FD.TH.MGB] OC=[BrainRegionLPC_MM_SOC Superior Olivary Complex,LPC.MM.SOC] PM=[BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex,NC.PMC] SC=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon]) unavailable * [http://img.springerimages.com/Images/Springer/PUB=Springer-Verlag-Berlin-Heidelberg/JOU=00359/VOL=2005.191/ISU=3/ART=2004_565/MediaObjects/WATER_s00359-004-0565-9fhc1.jpg Oculomotor decision-making] - see [http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_s00359-004-0565-9-0 Reference] (CP.OCULOMOTOR-DECISION-MAKING) AMYG=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM] CGa=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (see [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area]) CGp=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_MPL_PSCG Posterior Cingulate Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG] Caudate=Caudate Nucleus,FEC.FT.CN (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia]) FEF=Frontal Eye Field,NMA.NC.PMC.FEF (see [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex]) LIP=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_IPS_LIP Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus,NPE.NC.IPS.LIP] NAC=Accumbens Nucleus,FEC.FT.ACC (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia]) OFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex]) PFC=Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex,NDM.NC.AL.DLPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex]) SC=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon]) SEF=[BrainRegionNPE_NC_SMC_SEF Supplementary Eye Field,NPE.NC.SMC.SEF] SNc=[BrainRegionFEC_FT_SNC_LT Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral,FEC.FT.SNC.LT] SNr=[BrainRegionFEC_FT_SNR_DL Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Dorsolateral,FEC.FT.SNR.DL] Thalamus=Thalamus,FD.TH VTA=[BrainRegionLMC_MM_VTA Ventral Tegmental Area,LMC.MM.VTA] unavailable * [http://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/88542/fphar-05-00068-HTML/image_m/fphar-05-00068-g002.jpg Summary of the main extra-amygdaloid and intra-amygdaloid connections in the rat] - see [http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2014.00068/full Reference] (CF.AM-SUMMARY) AB=[BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_AB Accessory Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus,FAM.FT.AM.AB] B=Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus,FAM.FT.AM.B (see [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala]) CE=Central Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM.CEA (see [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala]) L=Lateral Amygdaloid Nucleus,FAM.FT.AM.LA (see [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala]) M=Medial Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM.M (see [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala]) unavailable * [http://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/46459/fpsyt-04-00061-HTML/image_m/fpsyt-04-00061-g002.jpg Neuronal projections in the hippocampus] - see [http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00061/full Reference] (CF.AM-HC) BLA=Basolateral Nuclear Complex,FAM.FT.AM.BL (see [BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala]) CA1=Ventrolateral Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC.CA1 (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation]) CA3=Dorsomedial Cornu Ammonis of Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC.CA3 (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation]) DG=[BrainRegionFMM_FT_HC_DG Dentate Gyrus,FMM.FT.HC.DG] ET=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (see [BrainCenterNC_PHA_RH Rhinal Cortex]) unavailable = References = (generated) * http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0071402357/156721/figure350_1.html * http://f1000research.com/articles/2-20/v1 * http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_s00359-004-0565-9-0 * http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2014.00068/full * http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00061/full