BrainRegionFEC FD TH PF

Parafascicular Nucleus of Thalamus

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

• Top-down path to region: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> Intralaminar and Midline Nuclei of Thalamus (BGA.FD.TH.IML) -> Intralaminar Nuclear Group of Thalamus (BGA.FD.TH.IL) -> Caudal Intralaminar Nucleus of Thalamus (FEC.FD.TH.CIL) -> Parafascicular Nucleus of Thalamus (FEC.FD.TH.PF) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: nucleus
• Brain area: Forebrain - Execution Control Area
• Role: relay
• Function: Stimulation of acetylcholine release in dorsal striata
• Notes to function: Part of ascending activating system

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Components

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• Component items*:
• Lateral Parafascicular Thalamic Nucleus

Connectivity

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• Inbound Region Connections:*

|| Source Area || Source Region || Source Name || Type || Reference || || FAM || FAM.FT.SEP.MED || Medial Septal Nucleus || modulatory-ach || (unknown reference) || || FEC || FEC.FT.GPI.MED || Globus Pallidus Internal Medial || inhibitory-gaba || [Vision (BG -> Thalamus, abstract)] ||

• Outbound Region Connections:*

|| Target Area || Target Region || Target Name || Type || Reference || || FEC || FEC.FT.PU.MED || Dorsal Putamen Medial || excitatory-glu || (unknown reference) ||

Thirdparty Circuits

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References

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