#summary Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus
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This page covers biological details of component Suprageniculate 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) -> [BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_SG Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus] (NSA.FD.TH.SG) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
* *Type*: nucleus
* *Quality*: L0
* *Brain area*: [BrainAreaNSA Neocortical Brain - Sensory Aggregation Area] (NSA)
* *Area circuit*: Neocortical Audition Aggregation (NAA)
* *Role*: processor.thalamichigh
* *Function*: Spatial coding of auditory information
* *Notes to function*:
* From tectum, somatic sensations
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= Components =
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* no child items defined
= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/NSA.FD.TH.SG.dot.png
*Inbound Region Connections:*
|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaLMC LMC] || [BrainRegionLMC_HT_TG_LDT LMC.HT.TG.LDT] || Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus || modulatory-ach || uncertain ||[http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells Head Direction Cell Circuit (DTN -> SUPGEN)] ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_HT_MVBN LPC.HT.MVBN] || Medial Vestibular Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells Head Direction Cell Circuit (MVSN -> SUPGEN)] ||
|| || [BrainRegionLPC_HT_SVBN LPC.HT.SVBN] || Superior Vestibular Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaLRC LRC] || [BrainRegionLRC_HL_NPH LRC.HL.NPH] || Prepositus Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells Head Direction Cell Circuit (NPRP -> SUPGEN)] ||
|| || [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* ||
|| [BrainAreaFAM FAM] || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_LAVL FAM.FT.AM.LAVL] || Ventrolateral Amygdaloid Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> AM, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainAreaLMC LMC] || [BrainRegionLMC_HT_TG_LDT LMC.HT.TG.LDT] || Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
|| [BrainAreaNSA NSA] || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A2 NSA.NC.TTG.A2] || Auditory Association Area || excitatory-glu || uncertain || (unknown reference) ||
= Thirdparty Circuits =
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* [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://www.scholarpedia.org/w/images/6/63/Taube_Figure_5a.png Head Direction Cell Circuit] - see [http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells Reference] (CT.HEAD-DIRECTION)
AD=[BrainRegionFMM_FD_TH_AD Anterodorsal Nucleus,FMM.FD.TH.AD]
DTN=[BrainRegionLMC_HT_TG_LDT Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus,LMC.HT.TG.DTG]
EC=Entorhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.ET (see [BrainCenterNC_PHA_RH Rhinal Cortex])
HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation])
IPD=[BrainRegionFEC_HT_TG_IPD Interpeduncular Nucleus,FEC.HT.TG.IPD]
LD=[BrainRegionFMM_FD_TH_LD Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus,FMM.FD.TH.LD]
LHAB=[BrainCenterFAM_FD_HB Habenula,FAM.FD.HB]
LMB=[BrainRegionFMM_FD_MB_LMB Lateral Mammillary Nucleus,FMM.FD.MB.LMB]
MVSN=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_MVBN Medial Vestibular Nucleus,LPC.HT.MVBN]
NPRP=[BrainRegionLRC_HL_NPH Prepositus Nucleus,LRC.HL.NPH]
PC=Parietal Lobe,NC.LOBE.PAR
PRHC=[BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_POR Postrhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.POR]
PSUB=[BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_POS Postsubiculum,FMM.NC.PH.POS]
RSP=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_MPL_RSC Retrosplenial Cortex,NCP.NC.MPL.RSC]
SUPGEN=[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_SG Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus,NSA.FD.TH.SG]
VC=[BrainCenterNC_LOBE_OCC Occipital Lobe,NC.LOBE.OCC]
* [http://c431376.r76.cf2.rackcdn.com/1349/fnana-04-00134-HTML/image_m/fnana-04-00134-g001.jpg Echo-Location in Bats] - see [http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroanatomy/10.3389/fnana.2010.00134/full Reference] (CP.ECHOLOCATION)
A1=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 Primary Auditory Cortex,NSA.NC.TTG.A1]
SG=[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_SG Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus,NSA.FD.TH.SG]
= References =
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* http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp
* http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells
* http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroanatomy/10.3389/fnana.2010.00134/full