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Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus
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This page covers biological details of component Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.
- Top-down path to region: Hindbrain Metencephalon -> Pontine Tegmental Nuclei (HT.TG) -> Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus (LMC.HT.TG.LDT) (see Mind Maps)
- Type: nucleus
- Brain area: Lower Brain - Modulatory Contol Area
- Role: processor.autonomic
- Function: Modulating sustained attention or in mediating alerting responses
- Notes to function: sleep, waking, motor function, learning and reward
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Components
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Component items:
- Lateral Tegmental Nucleus
- Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus (LMC.HT.TG.DTG): accurate landmark navigation
- Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus Pars Dorsalis
- Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus Pars Ventralis
Connectivity
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Inbound Region Connections:
| Source Area | Source Region | Source Name | Type | Reference |
| FAM | FAM.FD.LHB.MED | Lateral Habenula Medial Part | excitatory-glu | Regulation of the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep by habenular projection (LHbM -> DTG) |
| FEC | FEC.HT.TG.IPD | Interpeduncular Nucleus | modulatory-ach | Head Direction Cell Circuit (IPD -> DTN) |
| FEC.HT.TG.RMTG | Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus | inhibitory-gaba | (unknown reference) | |
| FMM | FMM.FD.MB.LMB | Lateral Mammillary Nucleus | excitatory-glu | Head Direction Cell Circuit (LMB -> DTN) |
| LAC | LAC.FD.HT.VLPO | Ventrolateral Preoptic Nucleus | excitatory-glu | Simplified NREM sleep-promoting pathway (VLPO -> LDTg) |
| LRC | LRC.HL.NPH | Prepositus Nucleus | excitatory-glu | (unknown reference) |
| NSA | NSA.FD.TH.SG | Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus | excitatory-glu | (unknown reference) |
Outbound Region Connections:
| Target Area | Target Region | Target Name | Type | Reference |
| FEC | FEC.HT.TG.IPD | Interpeduncular Nucleus | modulatory-ach | (unknown reference) |
| FMM | FMM.FD.MB.LMB | Lateral Mammillary Nucleus | modulatory-ach | Hippocampal Formation (DTN -> LMam) |
| LAC | LAC.HL.SAL.ISL | Inferior Salivatory Nucleus | modulatory-ach | (unknown reference) |
| LAC.HL.SAL.SSL | Superior Salivatory Nucleus | modulatory-ach | (unknown reference) | |
| LRC | LRC.HL.NPH | Prepositus Nucleus | modulatory-ach | Head Direction Cell Circuit (DTN -> NPRP) |
| NSA | NSA.FD.TH.SG | Suprageniculate Nucleus of Thalamus | modulatory-ach | Head Direction Cell Circuit (DTN -> SUPGEN) |
Thirdparty Circuits
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References
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