Ventral Anterior Nucleus

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

Top-down path to region: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> Ventral Thalamus (FD.TH.VTH) -> Ventral Anterior Nucleus (NMA.FD.TH.VA) (see Mind Maps)
Type: nucleus
Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Motor Aggregation Area
Role: processor
Function: Relay BGA.SN, BGA.GPI, FCA.OMPFC, FCA.CG to MCA.PMC, MCA.SMC
Notes to function: Cognitive motor

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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
FEC	FEC.FT.GPI.DS	Globus Pallidus Internal Dorsal	inhibitory-gaba	Thalamocortical relationships (sVA -> VA, abstract)
	FEC.FT.GPI.MED	Globus Pallidus Internal Medial	inhibitory-gaba	Thalamocortical relationships (sVA -> VA, abstract)
	FEC.FT.SNR.DL	Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Dorsolateral	inhibitory-gaba	Thalamocortical relationships (sVA -> VA, abstract)
LRC	LRC.MM.SC.INT	Intermediate Superior Colliculus	excitatory-glu	Saccadic Vision (SCi -> Thalamus, abstract)
NDM	NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCL	Lateral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex	excitatory-glu	Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) in motor behavior (LPFC -> TH, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
NMA	NMA.NC.PMC.F2	Dorsal Caudal Premotor Cortex	excitatory-glu	Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) in motor behavior (TH -> PMC, abstract)
	NMA.NC.PMC.F5	Ventral Rostral Premotor Cortex	excitatory-glu	Primate Control of Grasping (BTH -> F5)
	NMA.NC.SMC.F3	Supplementary Motor Area	excitatory-glu	Thalamocortical relationships (VA -> pVA, abstract)
	NMA.NC.SMC.F6	Pre-Supplementary Motor Area	excitatory-glu	Primate Control of Grasping (BTH -> F6)