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 || BrainRegionFAM_FT_SEP_MED FAM.FT.SEP.MED || Medial Septal Nucleus || modulatory-ach || (unknown reference) || || FEC || BrainRegionFEC_FT_GPI_MED FEC.FT.GPI.MED || Globus Pallidus Internal Medial || inhibitory-gaba || [Saccadic Vision (BG -> Thalamus, abstract)] ||

• Outbound Region Connections:*

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

Thirdparty Circuits

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References

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