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

  * *Top-down path to region*: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> [BrainCenterFD_TH_SR Sensory Thalamus] (FD.TH.SR) -> Posterior Thalamus (FD.TH.PTH) -> [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_LI Limitans Nucleus of Thalamus] (NCP.FD.TH.LI) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: nucleus
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaNCP Neocortical Brain - Conscious Personality Area] (NCP)
  * *Area circuit*: Body Self (BSF)
  * *Role*: processor.automatic
  * *Function*: Multisensory projection to striatum
  * *Notes to function*: 
   * From SC, trigeminal nucleus, superior and inferior colliculus
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= Components =
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*Component items*:
  * *Posterior Limitans Nucleus*

= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/NCP.FD.TH.LI.dot.png

*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_LMG LPC.SC.PH.LMG] || Lower Marginal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)] ||
||  || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_UMG LPC.SC.PH.UMG] || Upper Marginal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainAreaLRC LRC] || [BrainRegionLRC_MM_SC_INT LRC.MM.SC.INT] || Intermediate Superior Colliculus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n3/box/nrn1345_BX1.html Saccadic Vision (SCi -> Thalamus, abstract)] ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaFEC FEC] || [BrainRegionFEC_FT_CN_BD FEC.FT.CN.BD] || Caudate Nucleus Body || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaNCP NCP] || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PPC NCP.NC.INS.PPC] || Peripaleocortical Claustral || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> INS, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainAreaNDM NDM] || [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_DACG NDM.NC.AL.DACG] || Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> ACC, abstract)] ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/images/nrn3516-f2.jpg Afferent pain pathways] - see [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Reference] (CF.PAIN-PATH)

 ACC=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (see [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area])
 AMY=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM]
 BG=[BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG]
 Cerebellum=[BrainCenterLLC_HT_CRC Cerebellar Complex,LLC.HT.CRC]
 Insula=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS]
 PAG=[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]
 PB=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB Parabrachial Nucleus,LPC.HT.PRF.PB]
 PFC=Prefrontal Cortex,NC.AL.PFC
 S1=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1]
 S2=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S2 Secondary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S2]
 SC=[BrainCenterBMA_SC_PH Posterior/Dorsal Horn,BMA.SC.PH]
 Thalamus=[BrainCenterFD_TH_SR Sensory Thalamus,FD.TH.SR]
<img src="http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/images/nrn3516-f2.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

  * [http://neuropolitics.org/connect-amygdala.jpg Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex] - see [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Reference] (CF.AM-DISRUPTION)

 ACG=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (see [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area])
 AM=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM]
 HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation])
 HT.L=Lateral Hypothalamic Area,LAC.FD.HT.LT (see [BrainCenterFD_HT Hypothalamus])
 HT.PV=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_PV Paraventricular Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.PV]
 INS=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS]
 LC=[BrainRegionLMC_HT_LC Locus Coeruleus,LMC.HT.LC]
 MPFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex])
 PAG=[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]
 PB=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB Parabrachial Nucleus,LPC.HT.PRF.PB]
 PUT=[BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_ENDOCRINE Endocrine Glands,TARGET.TEA.ENDOCRINE]
 SOL=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_SOL Solitary Nucleus,LPC.HL.SOL]
 TH=Thalamus,FD.TH
<img src="http://neuropolitics.org/connect-amygdala.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">


= References =
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  * http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html
  * http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp