Inferior Vestibular Nuclei

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This page covers biological details of component Inferior Vestibular Nuclei. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

Top-down path to region: Hindbrain Metencephalon -> Vestibular Nuclei (LPC.HT.VBN) -> Inferior Vestibular Nuclei (LPC.HT.IVBN) (see Mind Maps)
Type: nucleus
Brain area: Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area
Role: sensory.nucleus
Function: maintain balance, coordinating postural adjustments
Notes to function: to CR; to oculomotor, trochlear, abducens, accessory oculomotor

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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
LPC	LPC.PN.SG.SVB	Vestibular Ganglion - Saccule Neurons	excitatory-glu	Cerebellum functional divisions (VBG -> VB, abstract)
	LPC.SC.IZ.CCV	Central Cervical Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
LRC	LRC.HT.PRF.RPO	Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
LRC	LRC.HT.CR.FN	Cerebellar Flocconodular Lobe	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	LRC.HT.PRF.CRF	Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) (VestibularNuclei -> PPRF, abstract)

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map: Abducens=Abducens Nucleus,LPC.HT.ABD, FEF=Frontal Eye Field,NMA.NC.PMC.FEF (Caudal Frontal Eye Field (NPE.NC.PMC.CFEF), Anterior Frontal Eye Field (NPE.NC.PMC.AFEF)), Oculomotor=Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN, PPRF=Paramedian Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.PRF.PPRF (Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus (LRC.HT.PRF.RPO), Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus (LRC.HT.PRF.CRF), Parvocellular Reticular Nucleus (LRC.HT.PRF.PVR)), VestibularGanglion=Vestibular Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.VB, VestibularNuclei=Inferior Vestibular Nuclei,LPC.HT.IVBN unavailable

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