BrainRegionFEC FD STN LT

Subthalamic Nucleus Lateral

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

• Top-down path to region: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Subthalamus Area (FEC.FD.STA) -> Subthalamic Nucleus (FEC.FD.STN) -> Subthalamic Nucleus Lateral (FEC.FD.STN.LT) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: nucleus
• Brain area: Forebrain - Execution Control Area
• Role: relay
• Function: Motor Flexor loop

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Components

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• no child items defined

Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
FEC	FEC.HT.PPN.IPD	Interpeduncular Nucleus	modulatory-ach	(unknown reference)
NMA	NMA.NC.MC	Motor Cortex	excitatory-glu	Serotonin regulation of subthalamic neurons (CTX -> STN, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FEC	FEC.FT.GPE.LT	Globus Pallidus External Lateral	excitatory-glu	Serotonin regulation of subthalamic neurons (STN -> GPe, abstract)
	FEC.FT.GPI.LT	Globus Pallidus Internal Lateral	excitatory-glu	Basal Ganglia Activity (STN -> GPi, abstract)
	FEC.HT.PPN.RMTG	Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Serotonin regulation of subthalamic neurons (STN -> PPN, abstract)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Serotonin regulation of subthalamic neurons - see Reference

• Basal Ganglia Activity - see Reference

References

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• http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/revneuro.2014.25.issue-4/revneuro-2014-0004/revneuro-2014-0004.xml
• http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/a/a_06/a_06_cr/a_06_cr_mou/a_06_cr_mou.html