BrainRegionNPE FD TH LP

Lateral Posterior Nucleus of Thalamus

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

• Top-down path to region: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> Motor Thalamus (FD.TH.MR) -> Lateral Thalamus (FD.TH.LTH) -> Lateral Posterior Nucleus of Thalamus (NPE.FD.TH.LP) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: nucleus
• Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Unimodal Execution Area
• Role: processor.thalamichigh
• Function: Visual association cortex
• Notes to function: From superior colliculus, pretectum

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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.DL	Globus Pallidus Internal Dorsolateral	inhibitory-gaba	Saccadic Vision (BG -> Thalamus, abstract)
LRC	LRC.MM.PT.PTA	Anterior Pretectum Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	LRC.MM.PT.SL	Sublentiform Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	LRC.MM.SC.SUP	Superficial Superior Colliculus	excitatory-glu	Thalamocortical relationships (sLP -> LP, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
NPE	NPE.NC.SPL.PG	Caudal Precuneus	excitatory-glu	Thalamocortical relationships (LP -> pLP, abstract)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Thalamocortical relationships - see Reference

References

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• http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/