BrainRegionLPC HT LVBN

Lateral Vestibular Nucleus

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

• Top-down path to region: Hindbrain Metencephalon -> Vestibular Nuclei (LPC.HT.VBN) -> Lateral Vestibular Nucleus (LPC.HT.LVBN) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: nucleus
• Brain area: Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area
• Role: sensory.nucleus
• Function: controlling body position
• Notes to function: to sacral, ipsilateral - lateral vestibulospinal tract

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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.PN.SG.UVB	Vestibular Ganglion - Utricle Neurons	excitatory-glu	Cerebellum functional divisions (VBG -> VB, abstract)
LRC	LRC.HT.CR.FG	Fastigual Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Cerebellum functional divisions (FG -> VB, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
LPC	LPC.SC.VH.VL	Ventrolateral Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Cerebellum functional divisions (VB -> SCM, abstract)
LRC	LRC.HL.RF.SLRN	Lateral Reticular Nucleus, Subtrigeminal	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Cerebellum functional divisions - see Reference

• Saccades and smooth movements (unknown reference)

References

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• http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblm.htm