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

  * *Top-down path to region*: Hindbrain Myelencephalon -> [BrainCenterHL_SN Myelencephalic Sensory Nuclei] (HL.SN) -> Trigeminal Sensory Nuclei (HL.TGS) -> [BrainRegionLRC_HL_TGS_PA5 Paratrigeminal Nucleus] (LRC.HL.TGS.PA5) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: nucleus
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaLRC Lower Brain - Motor Reflex Area] (LRC)
  * *Area circuit*: Breathing and Swallowing Reflexes (LRB)
  * *Role*: subcortical.motor.flexor
  * *Function*: Orofacial nociceptive sensory processing
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * Somatosensory reflex, site for nociceptive inputs from sciatic innervation field
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= Components =
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= Connectivity =
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*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaNCP NCP] || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 NCP.NC.PG.S1] || Primary Somatosensory Cortex || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_HT_FCM LPC.HT.FCM] || Facial Motor Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * no circuits defined

= References =
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