Medial Geniculate Body

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This page covers biological details of component Medial Geniculate Body. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

Top-down path to region: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> Medial Geniculate Body (NSA.FD.TH.MGB) (see Mind Maps)
Type: nucleus
Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Sensory Aggregation Area
Role: relay
Function: Detection of the relative intensity and duration of a sound, relay to Auditory Cortex
Notes to function: Thalamus

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Components

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Component items:

Anterodorsal Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body
Dorsal Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body
Magnocellular Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body
Medial Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body
Posterodorsal Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body
Ventral Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body
- Medial Geniculate Body Lateral Nucleus
- Medial Geniculate Body Ovoid Nucleus

Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
LPC	LPC.MM.CIC	Central Nucleus of Inferior Colliculus	excitatory-glu	Auditory System in Brain (IC -> MGB, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FT.AM.LADL	Dorsolateral Amygdaloid Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> AM, abstract)
NSA	NSA.NC.TTG.A1	Primary Auditory Cortex	excitatory-glu	Thalamocortical relationships (MGN -> pMGN)