#summary Ventral Lateral Nucleus @@[Home] -> [BiologicalLifeResearch] -> [BrainAreaNMA] -> [BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VL] ---- This page covers biological details of component Ventral Lateral Nucleus. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model. * *Top-down path to region*: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> [BrainCenterFD_TH_MR Motor Thalamus] (FD.TH.MR) -> Ventral Thalamus (FD.TH.VTH) -> [BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VL Ventral Lateral Nucleus] (NMA.FD.TH.VL) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps]) * *Type*: nucleus * *Quality*: L0 * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaNMA Neocortical Brain - Motor Aggregation Area] (NMA) * *Area circuit*: Flexor Motor (FLM) * *Role*: thalamic.cortex.reinforce * *Function*: Relay BSA.CR to MCA.MC * *Notes to function*: * Executive motor (generated) = Components = (generated) *Component items*: * *Nucleus X* * *Caudal Part of Ventral Lateral Nucleus* * *Medial Part of Ventral Lateral Nucleus* (*MCA.FD.TH.VLO*) * *Oral Part of Ventral Lateral Nucleus* * *Pars Postrema of Ventral Lateral Nucleus* = Connectivity = (generated) http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/NMA.FD.TH.VL.dot.png *Inbound Region Connections:* || *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* || || [BrainAreaFEC FEC] || [BrainRegionFEC_FT_GPI_LT FEC.FT.GPI.LT] || Globus Pallidus Internal Lateral || inhibitory-gaba || uncertain ||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (s2VL -> VL, abstract)] || || [BrainAreaLLC LLC] || [BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_DN LLC.HT.CR.DN] || Dentate Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (s1VL -> VL)] || *Outbound Region Connections:* || *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* || || [BrainAreaNMA NMA] || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_MC NMA.NC.MC] || Motor Cortex || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ Thalamocortical relationships (VL -> pVL)] || || || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_PMC_F5 NMA.NC.PMC.F5] || Ventral Rostral Premotor Cortex || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/a/a_06/a_06_cr/a_06_cr_mou/a_06_cr_mou.html Basal Ganglia Activity (VLo -> PMC, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F6 NMA.NC.SMC.F6] || Pre-Supplementary Motor Area || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/a/a_06/a_06_cr/a_06_cr_mou/a_06_cr_mou.html Basal Ganglia Activity (VLo -> SMC, abstract)] || = Thirdparty Circuits = (generated) * [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/a/a_06/a_06_cr/a_06_cr_mou/a_06_cr_mou_2b.jpg Basal Ganglia Activity] - see [http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/a/a_06/a_06_cr/a_06_cr_mou/a_06_cr_mou.html Reference] (CM.BASAL-GANGLIA-ACTIVITY) GPi=Globus Pallidus Internal,FEC.FT.GPI (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia]) GPo=Globus Pallidus External,FEC.FT.GPE (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia]) M1=[BrainRegionNMA_NC_MC Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.MC] PMC=[BrainCenterNC_PMC Premotor Cortex,NC.PMC] PU=Dorsal Putamen,FEC.FT.DPU (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia]) S1=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S1 Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NCP.NC.PG.S1] SMC=[BrainCenterNMA_NC_SMC Supplementary Motor Cortex,NMA.NC.SMC] SN=Substantia Nigra,FEC.FT.SN (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia]) STN=Subthalamic Nucleus,FEC.FD.STN (see [BrainCenterFEC_FD_STA Subthalamus Area]) VLo=[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VL Ventral Lateral Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VL] unavailable * [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] unavailable * [http://www.mdvu.org/images/par_path2.jpg Normal Functional Anatomy of Basal Ganglia] - see [http://www.mdvu.org/library/disease/pd/par_path.asp Reference] (CM.NORMAL-BG-ANATOMY) GPe=Globus Pallidus External,FEC.FT.GPE (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia]) GPi=Globus Pallidus Internal,FEC.FT.GPI (see [BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG Basal Ganglia]) SNc=[BrainRegionFEC_FT_SNC_LT Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral,FEC.FT.SNC.LT] SNr=[BrainRegionFEC_FT_SNR_DL Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Dorsolateral,FEC.FT.SNR.DL] STN=Subthalamic Nucleus,FEC.FD.STN (see [BrainCenterFEC_FD_STA Subthalamus Area]) VA=[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VA Ventral Anterior Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VA] VL=[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VL Ventral Lateral Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VL] unavailable * [http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblconn.gif Cerebellum functional divisions] - see [http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblm.htm Reference] (CM.CR-DECUSSATION) CCV=[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_CCV Central Cervical Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.CCV] CRP=[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC Cerebellar Lateral Lobe,LLC.HT.CR.CC] CRS=[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_PV Cerebellar Paravermis,LLC.HT.CR.PV] CRV=[BrainRegionLRC_HT_CR_VM Cerebellar Vermis,LRC.HT.CR.VM] CTX=Anterior Lobe,NC.LOBE.ANT DN=[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_DN Dentate Nucleus,LLC.HT.CR.DN] FG=[BrainRegionLRC_HT_CR_FG Fastigual Nucleus,LRC.HT.CR.FG] IO=[BrainRegionLLC_HL_IO Inferior Olivary Nucleus,LLC.HL.IO] IP=Interposed Nucleus,LLC.HT.CR.IP (see [BrainCenterLLC_HT_CRC Cerebellar Complex]) LT=[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_DN Dentate Nucleus,LLC.HT.CR.DN] PNN=[BrainRegionLLC_HT_BPN Basilar Pontine Nuclei,LLC.HT.BPN] RD=[BrainCenterLLC_MM_RD Red Nucleus,LLC.MM.RD] RF=[BrainCenterHT_RF Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.RF] SCM=[BrainCenterSC_VH Anterior/Ventral Horn,SC.VH] SCS=[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_NP Proprius Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.NP] SCSD=[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_CL Clarke Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.CL] VB=[BrainCenterLPC_HT_VBN Vestibular Nuclei,LPC.HT.VBN] VBG=[BrainCenterLPC_PN_SG_VB Vestibular Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.VB] VL=[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VL Ventral Lateral Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VL] unavailable = References = (generated) * http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/a/a_06/a_06_cr/a_06_cr_mou/a_06_cr_mou.html * http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/ * http://www.mdvu.org/library/disease/pd/par_path.asp * http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblm.htm