Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus

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

Top-down path to region: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> Sensory Thalamus (FD.TH.SR) -> Ventral Posterior Nuclei (NSA.FD.TH.VP) -> Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus (NCP.FD.TH.VPM) (see Mind Maps)
Type: nucleus
Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Conscious Personality Area
Role: thalamic.sensory.primary
Function: Relays somatic information from face to S1

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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
LPC	LPC.HL.SOL	Solitary Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Thalamocortical relationships (sVPM -> VPM)
	LPC.HT.PN.PTR	Principal Trigeminal Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Trigeminal Nuclei (CSN -> VPM)
	LPC.HT.PRF.PB	Parabrachial Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (PB -> VPMpc)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
NCP	NCP.NC.INS.PIC	Posterior Insular Cortex	excitatory-glu	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> INS, abstract)
	NCP.NC.PG.S1	Primary Somatosensory Cortex	excitatory-glu	Pain matrix (TH.VPM -> S1)
	NCP.NC.PG.S2	Secondary Somatosensory Cortex	excitatory-glu	Afferent pain pathways (Thalamus -> S2, abstract)
	NCP.NC.PO.PCC	Precentral Cortex	excitatory-glu	Thalamocortical relationships (VPM -> pVPM)
NPE	NPE.NC.STG.PAI	Parainsular Area	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)