#summary Centromedian Nucleus of Thalamus
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This page covers biological details of component Centromedian Nucleus of Thalamus.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

  * *Top-down path to region*: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus] (FD.TH.CR) -> Intralaminar and Midline Nuclei of Thalamus (FD.TH.IML) -> Intralaminar Nuclear Group of Thalamus (FEC.FD.TH.IL) -> Caudal Intralaminar Nucleus of Thalamus (FEC.FD.TH.CIL) -> [BrainRegionFEC_FD_TH_CM Centromedian Nucleus of Thalamus] (FEC.FD.TH.CM) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: nucleus
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaFEC Forebrain - Execution Control Area] (FEC)
  * *Area circuit*: Motor Flexor Loop (FECMF)
  * *Role*: processor.automatic
  * *Function*: Control of level of cortical activity
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * Lesions lead to persistent vegetative state
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= Components =
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= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/FEC.FD.TH.CM.dot.png

*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaFEC FEC] || [BrainRegionFEC_FT_GPI_LT FEC.FT.GPI.LT] || Globus Pallidus Internal Lateral || inhibitory-gaba || uncertain ||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (sCM -> CM, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainAreaLLC LLC] || [BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_EN LLC.HT.CR.EN] || Emboliform Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaFEC FEC] || [BrainRegionFEC_FT_PU_LT FEC.FT.PU.LT] || Dorsal Putamen Lateral || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (CM -> pCM, abstract)] ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * [http://what-when-how.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tmp3649_thumb1_thumb.jpg Thalamocortical relationships] - see [http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Reference] (CL.THALAMUS-PROJECTIONS)

 A=Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.AN (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus])
 CM=[BrainRegionFEC_FD_TH_CM Centromedian Nucleus of Thalamus,FEC.FD.TH.CM]
 LD=[BrainRegionFMM_FD_TH_LD Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FMM.FD.TH.LD]
 LGN=[BrainRegionNSA_FD_LGN Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN]
 LP=[BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_LP Lateral Posterior Nucleus of Thalamus,NPE.FD.TH.LP]
 MD=Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.MD (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus])
 MGN=[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_MGB Medial Geniculate Body,NSA.FD.TH.MGB]
 P=Ventral Posterior Nuclei,NSA.FD.TH.VP (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_SR Sensory Thalamus])
 VA=[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VA Ventral Anterior Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VA]
 VL=[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VL Ventral Lateral Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VL]
 VPL=[BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPL]
 VPM=[BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPM]
 pA=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_MPL_PSCG Posterior Cingulate Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG]
 pCM=Dorsal Putamen,FEC.FT.DPU (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia])
 pLD=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (see [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area])
 pLGN=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_OCC_V1 Primary Visual Cortex,NSA.NC.OCC.V1]
 pLP=[BrainCenterNC_SPL Superior Parietal Lobule,NC.SPL]
 pMD=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC
 pMGN=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 Primary Auditory Cortex,NSA.NC.TTG.A1]
 pP=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS]
 pVA=[BrainCenterNMA_NC_SMC Supplementary Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.SMC]
 pVL=[BrainRegionNMA_NC_MC Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.MC]
 pVPL=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1]
 pVPM=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PO_PCC Precentral Cortex,NCP.NC.PO.PCC]
 s1A=Subiculum,FMM.FT.HF.SUB (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation])
 s1MD=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_SEP Septal Nuclei,FAM.FT.SEP]
 s1P=[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_CCV Central Cervical Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.CCV]
 s1VL=[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_DN Dentate Nucleus,LLC.HT.CR.DN]
 s2A=Mammillary Body,FD.MB (see [BrainCenterFD_HT Hypothalamus])
 s2MD=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PH_PIR Piriform Cortex,NSA.NC.PH.PIR]
 s2P=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR]
 s2VL=[BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG]
 s3MD=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC
 sCM=Globus Pallidus Internal,FEC.FT.GPI (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia])
 sLD=[BrainCenterNC_SPL Superior Parietal Lobule,NC.SPL]
 sLP=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see [BrainCenterMM_REF Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon])
 sVA=[BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG]
 sVPL=Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.MG (see [BrainCenterBMA_SC_PH Posterior/Dorsal Horn])
 sVPM=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_SOL Solitary Nucleus,LPC.HL.SOL]
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  * [http://learnmem.cshlp.org/content/18/6/384/F1.large.jpg Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory] - see [http://learnmem.cshlp.org/content/18/6/384/F1.expansion.html Reference] (CT.RECOGNITION-MEMORY)

 AD=[BrainRegionFMM_FD_TH_AD Anterodorsal Nucleus,FMM.FD.TH.AD]
 AM=[BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_AM Anteromedial Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.AM]
 AN=Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.AN (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus])
 AV=[BrainRegionFMM_FD_TH_AV Anteroventral Nucleus,FMM.FD.TH.AV]
 CM=[BrainRegionFEC_FD_TH_CM Centromedian Nucleus of Thalamus,FEC.FD.TH.CM]
 DLPFC=Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex,NDM.NC.AL.DLPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex])
 EC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (see [BrainCenterNC_PHA_RH Rhinal Cortex])
 HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation])
 LD=[BrainRegionFMM_FD_TH_LD Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FMM.FD.TH.LD]
 MB=[BrainRegionFMM_FD_MB_MMB Medial Mammillary Nucleus,FMM.FD.MB.MMB]
 MDmc=Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.MD (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus])
 MID=Midline Nuclear Group of Thalamus,FD.TH.MTH (see [BrainCenterFD_TH_CR Cognitive Thalamus])
 MPFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex])
 OFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex])
 Parasub=[BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_PAS Parasubiculum,FMM.NC.PH.PAS]
 Perirhinal=[BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_PER Perirhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.PER]
 PostCingulate=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_MPL_PSCG Posterior Cingulate Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG]
 Presub=[BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_PRS Presubiculum,FMM.NC.PH.PRS]
 Sub=Subiculum,FMM.FT.HF.SUB (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation])
 SubPrePara=Subiculum,FMM.FT.HF.SUB (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation])
 mPULV=[BrainRegionNPE_FD_TH_MPV Medial Pulvinar,NPE.FD.TH.MPV]
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= References =
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  * http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/
  * http://learnmem.cshlp.org/content/18/6/384/F1.expansion.html