#summary Inferior Vestibular Nuclei
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This page covers biological details of component Inferior Vestibular Nuclei.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

  * *Top-down path to region*: Hindbrain Metencephalon -> [BrainCenterLPC_HT_VBN Vestibular Nuclei] (LPC.HT.VBN) -> [BrainRegionLPC_HT_IVBN Inferior Vestibular Nuclei] (LPC.HT.IVBN) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: nucleus
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaLPC Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area] (LPC)
  * *Area circuit*: Vestibular Sensory and Motor (AVB)
  * *Role*: sensory.nucleus
  * *Function*: maintain balance, coordinating postural adjustments
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * to CR
   *  to oculomotor, trochlear, abducens, accessory oculomotor
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= Components =
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= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/LPC.HT.IVBN.dot.png

*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_SVB LPC.PN.SG.SVB] || Vestibular Ganglion - Saccule Neurons || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblm.htm Cerebellum functional divisions (VBG -> VB, abstract)] ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_CCV LPC.SC.IZ.CCV] || Central Cervical Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaLRC LRC] || [BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO LRC.HT.PRF.RPO] || Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLRC LRC] || [BrainRegionLRC_HT_CR_FN LRC.HT.CR.FN] || Cerebellar Flocconodular Lobe || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
||  || [BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF LRC.HT.PRF.CRF] || Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/13VNAN.html Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) (VestibularNuclei -> PPRF, abstract)] ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * [http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/Images/13R.jpg Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)] - see [http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/13VNAN.html Reference] (CP.VESTIBULO-OCULAR-REFLEX)

 Abducens=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_ABD Abducens Nucleus,LPC.HT.ABD]
 FEF=Frontal Eye Field,NMA.NC.PMC.FEF (see [BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex])
 Oculomotor=[BrainRegionLPC_MM_OCN Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN]
 PPRF=Paramedian Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.PRF.PPRF (see [BrainCenterHT_RF Pontine Reticular Formation])
 VestibularGanglion=[BrainCenterLPC_PN_SG_VB Vestibular Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.VB]
 VestibularNuclei=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_IVBN Inferior Vestibular Nuclei,LPC.HT.IVBN]
<img src="http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/Images/13R.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">


= References =
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  * http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/13VNAN.html