Thalamus Flashcards
What are the inputs to the VPL?
Spinothalamic tracts
Dorsal columns/medial lemniscus path
What info is processed in the VPL?
Pain and temp
Proprioception, pressure, touch, vibration
Where does VPL send its info?
Primary somatosensory cortex
What are the inputs to the VPM?
Trigeminal path
Gustatory path
What info is processed in the VPM?
Facial sensation
Taste
Where does the VPM send its info?
Primary somatosensory cortex
What are the inputs to the LGN?
CN 2
What info is processed in the LGN?
Vision
Where does the LGN send its info?
Calcarine sulcus
What are the inputs to the MGN?
Superior olive
Inferior colliculus of tectum
What info is processed in MGN?
Hearing
Where does the MGN send its info?
Auditory cortex of the temporal lobe
What are the inputs to the VL?
Basal ganglia
Cerebellum
What info is processed in the VL?
Motor
Where does the VL send its info?
Motor cortex
