#summary Parafascicular Nucleus of Thalamus
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This page covers biological details of component Parafascicular 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_PF Parafascicular Nucleus of Thalamus] (FEC.FD.TH.PF) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: nucleus
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaFEC Forebrain - Execution Control Area] (FEC)
  * *Area circuit*: Motor Extensor Loop (FECME)
  * *Role*: processor.automatic
  * *Function*: Stimulation of acetylcholine release in dorsal striata
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * Part of ascending activating system
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= Components =
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*Component items*:
  * *Lateral Parafascicular Thalamic Nucleus*

= Connectivity =
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*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaFAM FAM] || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_SEP_MED FAM.FT.SEP.MED] || Medial Septal Nucleus || modulatory-ach || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaFEC FEC] || [BrainRegionFEC_FT_GPI_MED FEC.FT.GPI.MED] || Globus Pallidus Internal Medial || inhibitory-gaba || uncertain ||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n3/box/nrn1345_BX1.html Saccadic Vision (BG -> Thalamus, abstract)] ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaFEC FEC] || [BrainRegionFEC_FT_PU_MED FEC.FT.PU.MED] || Dorsal Putamen Medial || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * no circuits defined

= References =
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  * no references defined