#summary Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus
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This page covers biological details of component Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus.
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) -> Ventral Posterior Nuclei (NSA.FD.TH.VP) -> [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus] (NCP.FD.TH.VPL) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
* *Type*: nucleus
* *Quality*: L0
* *Brain area*: [BrainAreaNCP Neocortical Brain - Conscious Personality Area] (NCP)
* *Area circuit*: Body Senses Relay (CBS)
* *Role*: thalamic.sensory.primary
* *Function*: Relays somatic information from body to S1
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= Components =
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*Component items*:
* *Caudal Part of Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus*
* *Oral Part of Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus*
= Connectivity =
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*Inbound Region Connections:*
|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_CU LPC.HL.CU] || Cuneate Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
|| || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_GR LPC.HL.GR] || Gracile Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
|| || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_SOL LPC.HL.SOL] || Solitary Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (SOL -> TH, abstract)] ||
|| || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_CCV LPC.SC.IZ.CCV] || Central Cervical Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (s1P -> P, abstract)] ||
|| || [BrainRegionLPC_SC_LH_LCV LPC.SC.LH.LCV] || Lateral Cervical Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
|| || [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_NP LPC.SC.PH.NP] || Proprius 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)] ||
*Outbound Region Connections:*
|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaNCP NCP] || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_HR NCP.NC.INS.HR] || Anterior Temporal Lobe || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> INS, abstract)] ||
|| || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 NCP.NC.PG.S1] || Primary Somatosensory Cortex || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://users.atw.hu/blp6/BLP6/HTML/C0079780323045827.htm Pain matrix (TH.VPL -> S1)] ||
|| || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S2 NCP.NC.PG.S2] || Secondary Somatosensory Cortex || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)] ||
|| || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_PO_PCC NCP.NC.PO.PCC] || Precentral Cortex || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
= Thirdparty Circuits =
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* [http://users.atw.hu/blp6/BLP6/HTML/common/M9780323045827-007-f005.jpg Pain matrix] - see [http://users.atw.hu/blp6/BLP6/HTML/C0079780323045827.htm Reference] (CF.SOMATOSENSORY-THALAMUS)
INS=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PIC Posterior Insular Cortex,NCP.NC.INS.PIC]
S1=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1]
TH.VPI=[BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPI Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPI]
TH.VPL=[BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPL Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPL]
TH.VPM=[BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPM]
* [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]
* [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
* [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]
= References =
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* http://users.atw.hu/blp6/BLP6/HTML/C0079780323045827.htm
* http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html
* http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp
* http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/