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Connections Flashcards

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Ventroposterolateral (VPL)
Connection and function?

A

spinothalamic -> primary sensory cortex
contralateral body senstation

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Pulvinar
Connection and function?

A

both colliculi, LGB and MGB -> visual association cortex
visual processing

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Ventrolateral (VL)
Connection and function?

A

cerebellum and basal ganglia -> primary motor cortex
coordination

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Ventroanterior (VA)
Connection and function?

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Basal ganglia -> premotor cortex
planning of movement

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Anterior (ANT) Thalamic Nucleus
Connection and function?

A

Mamillothalamic tract -> cingulate cortex
Memory and emotion

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Mediodorsal (MD)
Connection and function?

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Temporal lobe, amygdala, hypothalamus -> prefrontal cortex
Motivation and emotion

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Ventroposteromedial (VPM)
Connection and function?

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Trigeminothalamic -> primary sensory cortex
face and taste

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Medial Geniculate (MGN)
Connection and function?

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inferior colliculus -> primary auditory cortex
hearing

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Lateral Geniculate (LGN)
Connection and function?

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optic tract -> primary visual cortex
vision

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