BrainRegionNMA FD TH MDL

Lateral Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus

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

• Top-down path to region: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (FD.TH.MD) -> Lateral Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus (NMA.FD.TH.MDL) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: nucleus
• Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Motor Aggregation Area
• Role: processor
• Function: relay tegmentum to dorsal cingulate cortex
• Notes to function: Relay Superior Colliculus, TH-LD, LDTG, IPD to ACCdl

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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.SNR.MED	Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Medial	inhibitory-gaba	Saccadic Vision (BG -> Thalamus, abstract)
	FEC.FT.VP.DL	Ventral Pallidum Dorsolateral	inhibitory-gaba	Saccadic Vision (BG -> Thalamus, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
NDM	NDM.NC.AL.DACG	Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area	excitatory-glu	Saccadic Vision (Thalamus -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
NMA	NMA.NC.PMC.AFEF	Anterior Frontal Eye Field	excitatory-glu	Oculomotor decision-making (Thalamus -> FEF, abstract)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Saccadic Vision - see Reference

• Oculomotor decision-making - see Reference

References

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• http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v5/n3/box/nrn1345_BX1.html
• http://www.springerimages.com/Images/LifeSciences/1-10.1007_s00359-004-0565-9-0