BrainRegionNSA FD TH MGB

Medial Geniculate Body

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This page covers biological details of component Medial Geniculate Body. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• *Top-down path to region*: Forebrain Diencephalon -> Thalamus (FD.TH) -> Medial Geniculate Body (NSA.FD.TH.MGB) (see Mind Maps)
• *Type*: nucleus
• *Brain area*: Neocortical Brain - Sensory Aggregation Area
• *Role*: relay
• *Function*: Detection of the relative intensity and duration of a sound, relay to Auditory Cortex
• *Notes to function*: Thalamus

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Components

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• Component items*:
• *Anterodorsal Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body*
• *Dorsal Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body*
• *Magnocellular Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body*
• *Medial Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body*
• *Posterodorsal Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body*
• *Ventral Nucleus of Medial Geniculate Body*

* *Medial Geniculate Body Lateral Nucleus*
* *Medial Geniculate Body Ovoid Nucleus*

Connectivity

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• Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Reference* || || LPC || BrainRegionLPC_MM_CIC LPC.MM.CIC || Central Nucleus of Inferior Colliculus || excitatory-glu || [Auditory System in Brain (IC -> MGB, abstract)] ||

• Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Reference* || || FAM || BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_LADL FAM.FT.AM.LADL || Dorsolateral Amygdaloid Nucleus || excitatory-glu || [Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> AM, abstract)] || || NSA || BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A1 NSA.NC.TTG.A1 || Primary Auditory Cortex || excitatory-glu || [Thalamocortical relationships (MGN -> pMGN)] ||

Thirdparty Circuits

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• [Interactions in Tectum] - see [Reference]

• [Parallel Auditory Pathways] - see [Reference]

• [System Model] - see [Reference]

• [System in Brain] - see [Reference]

• [relationships] - see [Reference]

References

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• http://f1000research.com/articles/2-20/v1
• http://lifeboat.com/ex/law.of.accelerating.returns
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359644605035427
• http://www.benbest.com/science/anatmind/anatmd6.html
• http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-thalamus-and-cerebral-cortex-integrative-systems-part-2/