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<pre style="color: green">Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus</pre>
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This page covers biological details of component Ventral Posteroinferior 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_VPI|Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus]] (NCP.FD.TH.VPI) (see [[OverallMindMaps|Mind Maps]])
* '''Type''': nucleus
* '''Brain area''': [[BrainAreaNCP|Neocortical Brain - Conscious Personality Area]]
* '''Role''': thalamic.sensory.primary
* '''Function''': Relays pain and temperature from body to insula
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= Components =
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= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/NCP.FD.TH.VPI.dot.png

'''Inbound Region Connections:'''

{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Source Area''' || '''Source Region''' || '''Source Name''' || '''Type''' || '''Reference'''
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| [[BrainAreaLPC|LPC]] || [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB|LPC.HT.PRF.PB]] || Parabrachial Nucleus || excitatory-glu || (unknown reference)
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|  || [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_LMG|LPC.SC.PH.LMG]] || Lower Marginal Nucleus || excitatory-glu || [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)]
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_LSG|LPC.SC.PH.LSG]] || Lower Substantia Gelatinosa || excitatory-glu || [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 || [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)]
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_USG|LPC.SC.PH.USG]] || Upper Substantia Gelatinosa || excitatory-glu || [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (SC -> Thalamus, abstract)]
|}

'''Outbound Region Connections:'''

{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Target Area''' || '''Target Region''' || '''Target Name''' || '''Type''' || '''Reference'''
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| [[BrainAreaNCP|NCP]] || [[BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PIC|NCP.NC.INS.PIC]] || Posterior Insular Cortex || excitatory-glu || [http://users.atw.hu/blp6/BLP6/HTML/C0079780323045827.htm Pain matrix (TH.VPI -> INS)]
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_PV|NCP.NC.PG.PV]] || Parietal Ventral Cortex || excitatory-glu || (unknown reference)
|-
|  || [[BrainRegionNCP_NC_PG_S2|NCP.NC.PG.S2]] || Secondary Somatosensory Cortex || excitatory-glu || [http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)]
|}

= 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]

<img src="http://users.atw.hu/blp6/BLP6/HTML/common/M9780323045827-007-f005.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

* [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]

<img src="http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/images/nrn3516-f2.jpg" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">


= 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