Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus

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This page covers biological details of component Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

Top-down path to region: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> Lateral Thalamus (FD.TH.LTH) -> Lateral Dorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (FMM.FD.TH.LD) (see Mind Maps)
Type: nucleus
Brain area: Forebrain - Memory Management Area
Role: processor
Function: Head direction, spatial learning
Notes to function: From RSP L5,6 BA17,18, RT, LGN

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Components

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Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
FMM	FMM.FT.HF.SUBD	Distal Subiculum	excitatory-glu	Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory (Sub -> LD, abstract)
	FMM.NC.PH.MEC	Medial Entorhinal Cortex	excitatory-glu	Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory (EC -> LD, abstract)
	FMM.NC.PH.PAS	Parasubiculum	excitatory-glu	Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory (Parasub -> LD)
	FMM.NC.PH.PRS	Presubiculum	excitatory-glu	Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory (Presub -> LD)
NCP	NCP.NC.MPL.RSC	Retrosplenial Cortex	excitatory-glu	Head Direction Cell Circuit (RSP -> LD)
NPE	NPE.NC.SPL.PF	Rostral Precuneus	excitatory-glu	Thalamocortical relationships (sLD -> LD, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FMM	FMM.FT.HC.CA1P	Proximal CA1 of Hippocampus	excitatory-glu	Contributions of Diencephalon to Recognition Memory (LD -> HC, abstract)
	FMM.NC.PH.POS	Postsubiculum	excitatory-glu	Head Direction Cell Circuit (LD -> PSUB)