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<pre style="color: green">Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus</pre>
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This page covers biological details of component Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

* '''Top-down path to region''': Hindbrain Metencephalon -> [[BrainCenterHT_TG|Pontine Tegmental Nuclei]] (HT.TG) -> [[BrainRegionLMC_HT_TG_DTG|Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus]] (LMC.HT.TG.DTG) (see [[OverallMindMaps|Mind Maps]])
* '''Type''': nucleus
* '''Brain area''': [[BrainAreaLMC|Lower Brain - Modulatory Contol Area]]
* '''Role''': processor.autonomic
* '''Function''': accurate landmark navigation
* '''Notes to function''': vestibular sensory information to mammllary bodies for orientation
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= Components =
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'''Component items''':
* '''Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus Pars Dorsalis'''
* '''Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus Pars Ventralis'''

= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/LMC.HT.TG.DTG.dot.png

'''Inbound Region Connections:'''

{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Source Area''' || '''Source Region''' || '''Source Name''' || '''Type''' || '''Reference'''
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| [[BrainAreaFAM|FAM]] || [[BrainRegionFAM_FD_LHB_MED|FAM.FD.LHB.MED]] || Lateral Habenula Medial Part || excitatory-glu || [http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00826/full Regulation of the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep by habenular projection (LHbM -> DTG)]
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| [[BrainAreaFEC|FEC]] || [[BrainRegionFEC_HT_TG_IPD|FEC.HT.TG.IPD]] || Interpeduncular Nucleus || modulatory-ach || [http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells Head Direction Cell Circuit (IPD -> DTN)]
|-
| [[BrainAreaLRC|LRC]] || [[BrainRegionLRC_HL_NPH|LRC.HL.NPH]] || Prepositus Nucleus || excitatory-glu || (unknown reference)
|}

'''Outbound Region Connections:'''

{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Target Area''' || '''Target Region''' || '''Target Name''' || '''Type''' || '''Reference'''
|-
| [[BrainAreaFMM|FMM]] || [[BrainRegionFMM_FD_MB_LMB|FMM.FD.MB.LMB]] || Lateral Mammillary Nucleus || modulatory-ach || (unknown reference)
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| [[BrainAreaNSA|NSA]] || [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_SG|NSA.FD.TH.SG]] || Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus || modulatory-ach || [http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells Head Direction Cell Circuit (DTN -> SUPGEN)]
|}

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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* [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]

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* [http://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/70852/fnhum-07-00826-HTML/image_m/fnhum-07-00826-g002.jpg Regulation of the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep by habenular projection] - see [http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00826/full Reference]

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= References =
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* http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Head_direction_cells
* http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00826/full