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Ventral posterior thalamic complex left


Abbreviation
VPT
Color       
Superior regionsVentral group of the dorsal thalamus

SynonymsAbbr.Language
 VP 
Ventropostero thalamic complex Eng
Ventroposterior thalamic group  
Ventrobasal complex of Rose and Mountcastle  
Ventral posterior thalamic nucleus  
Ventroposterior thalamic nucleus  
Ventral posterior thalamic complexVPTEng
Nucleus ventralis posterior  
Ventral posterior complex of the thalamus  
Ventroposterior thalamusVPCEng
Ventral posterior nucleus  
Ventroposterior complex Eng
Viscerosensory nucleus Eng
Ventral posterior thalamic nucleusVPNEng

SubregionsSide
Arcuate division of ventral posterior thalamic complexleft
External division of ventral posterior thalamic complexleft
Lateral ventroposteromedial thalamic nucleusleft
Ventral posterior thalamic complex caudomedial partleft
Ventral posterior thalamic complex dorsomedial partleft
Ventral posterior thalamic complex lateral partleft
Ventral posterior thalamic complex medial partleft
Ventral posterior thalamic complex retroflexusleft
Ventral posterior thalamic nucleus parvicellular partleft
Ventral posterior inferior thalamic complexleft
Ventral posterior thalamic complex caudal partleft
Ventral posterior thalamic complex extreme posterior partleft
Ventroposterior thalamic nucleus rostral partleft
Ventral posterior thalamic complex ventromedial partleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
External cortex of the inferior colliculusipsiECIC-0.5
Intercollicular nucleusipsiInCo-0.5
Lateral tegmental areaipsiLTGA-0.5
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleusipsiVPL-0.5
Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus caudal partipsiVPLca-0.5
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt2
Corpus callosumipsicc-0.5
Lateral amygdaloid nucleusipsiLA2
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe2
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe2
Caudate putamenipsiCPu1
Ventral striatumipsiCPuv-1
Tail of the striatumipsiCPuTa-0.5
Anterior cingulate cortexipsiACC-0.5
Middle cingulate cortexipsiMCC-0.5
Posterior cingulate cortexipsiPCC-0.5
Parietal association cortexipsiPtA-0.5
Parietal cortex posterior area caudal part of the lateral portionipsiParPcL3
Parietal cortex posterior area caudal part of the medial portionipsicmPPC0
Temporal association cortex 1 rostral partipsiTeAr2
Agranular insular cortexipsiAI1.5
Prefrontal cortexipsiPFC-0.5
Lateral agranular prefrontal cortexipsiAGl3
Sensory regionsipsiSR-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS13
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel fieldipsiS1BF-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel field layer 2ipsiS1BF2-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel field layer 3ipsiS1BF3-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel field layer 4ipsiS1BF43
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel field layer 5ipsiS1BF5-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel field layer 6ipsiS1BF6-0.5
Primary visual cortexipsiV10
Secondary visual cortexipsiV20
Medial part of secondary visual cortex lateral areaipsiV2LM0
Caudate putamencontraCPu1

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Lateral tegmental areaipsiLTGA-0.5
Dorsolateral humpipsiCERcndl0
Anterior interposed nucleusipsiAIN0
Posterior interposed nucleusipsiCERpin0
Lateral cerebellar nucleusipsiCERL0
Medial cerebellar nucleusipsiMed0
Locus coeruleusipsiLC2
Nucleus incertusipsiNI0
Nucleus incertus pars compactaipsiNIc0
Medullary reticular nucleusipsiMdD0
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleusipsiPr53
Ventral part of the ventrolateral principal trigeminal nucleusipsiPr5VLV-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol3
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1
Dorsal raphe nucleus caudal partipsiDRC1
Dorsal raphe nucleus dorsal partipsiDRD1
Dorsal raphe nucleus lateral wingipsiDRlw1
Dorsal raphe nucleus ventromedial subdivisionipsiDRvme1
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR0
Pontine raphe nucleusipsiPnR0
Dorsal column nucleiipsiDCN-0.5
Cuneate nucleusipsiCu3
Cuneate nucleus caudal partipsiCuC2
Cuneate nucleus rostral partipsiCuRo2
Cuneate nucleus rostrocaudal partipsiCurc2
Middle part of cuneate nucleusipsiCuM2
GracileipsiGra3
Gracile caudal partipsiGraC2
Gracile intermediate partipsiGraim2
Nucleus of BischoffipsiNBi2
External cuneate nucleusipsiECu1
Rhomboid thalamic nucleusipsiRh1.5
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe2
Reticular thalamic nucleusipsiRt2
Zona incertaipsiZI0
Zona incerta dorsal partipsiZID0
Zona incerta ventral partipsiZIV0
Cerebral cortex layer 1ipsiCCL10
Parietal cortex posterior areaipsiParP1
Parietal cortex posterior area lateral portionipsiParPL0
Parietal cortex posterior area caudomedial part of the lateral portionipsiParPcmL1
Parietal cortex posterior area medial portionipsimPPC-0.5
Auditory regionsipsiAU-0.5
Agranular insular cortex posterior partipsiAIP3
Gustatory dysgranular insular cortex layer 5ipsiDIgL52
Gustatory dysgranular insular cortex layer 6ipsiDIgL62
Sensory regionsipsiSR-0.5
Primary somatosensory cortexipsiS12
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel field layer 4ipsiS1BF42
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel field layer 5bipsiS1BF5b1
Primary somatosensory cortex barrel field layer 6bipsiS1BF6b1
Primary somatosensory cortex layer 6aipsiS1L6a3
Primary somatosensory cortex posteromedial partipsiS1PM2
Forepaw area of secondary somatosensory cortexipsiS2FP1
Primary visual cortexipsiV10
Dorsal root C1ipsidrC1-2
Spinal cord layer 5 C1ipsiSCL5C12
Spinal cord layer 3 C1ipsiSCL3C12
Spinal cord layer 4 C1ipsiSCL4C12
Spinal cord layer 1 C1ipsiSCL1C12
Spinal cord layer 2 C1ipsiSCL2C12
Dorsal root C2ipsidrC2-2
Spinal cord layer 5 C2ipsiSCL5C22
Spinal cord layer 3 C2ipsiSCL3C22
Spinal cord layer 4 C2ipsiSCL4C22
Spinal cord layer 1 C2ipsiSCL1C22
Spinal cord layer 2 C2ipsiSCL2C22
Dorsal root C3ipsidrC3-2
Spinal cord layer 5 C3ipsiSCL5C32
Spinal cord layer 3 C3ipsiSCL3C32
Spinal cord layer 4 C3ipsiSCL4C32
Spinal cord layer 1 C3ipsiSCL1C32
Spinal cord layer 2 C3ipsiSCL2C32
Dorsal root C4ipsidrC4-2
Dorsal root C5ipsidrC5-2
Area X C5ipsiSCL10C52
Spinal cord layer 5 C5ipsiSCL5C52
Spinal cord layer 3 C5ipsiSCL3C52
Spinal cord layer 4 C5ipsiSCL4C52
Spinal cord layer 1 C5ipsiSCL1C52
Spinal cord layer 2 C5ipsiSCL2C52
Spinal cord layer 7 C5ipsiSCL7C52
Dorsal root C6ipsidrC6-2
Area X C6ipsiSCL10C62
Spinal cord layer 5 C6ipsiSCL5C62
Spinal cord layer 3 C6ipsiSCL3C62
Spinal cord layer 4 C6ipsiSCL4C62
Spinal cord layer 1 C6ipsiSCL1C62
Spinal cord layer 2 C6ipsiSCL2C62
Spinal cord layer 7 C6ipsiSCL7C62
Dorsal root C7ipsidrC7-2
Dorsal root C8ipsidrC8-2
Thoracal segments layer 4ipsiTSegL40
Thoracal segments layer 5ipsiTSegL50
Thoracal segments layer 7ipsiTSegL70
Thoracal segments layer 10ipsiTSegL100
Lumbar segmentsipsiLSeg-0.5
Area X L1ipsiSCL10L11
Area X L2ipsiSCL10L21
Area X L3ipsiSCL10L31
Area X L4ipsiSCL10L41
Area X L5ipsiSCL10L51
Lateral tegmental areacontraLTGA-0.5
Dorsolateral humpcontraCERcndl0
Anterior interposed nucleuscontraAIN1
Posterior interposed nucleuscontraCERpin0
Lateral cerebellar nucleuscontraCERL1
Medial cerebellar nucleuscontraMed1
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal partcontraSp5C1
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar partcontraSp5I1
Spinal cord layer 5 C1contraSCL5C13
Spinal cord layer 3 C1contraSCL3C13
Spinal cord layer 4 C1contraSCL4C13
Spinal cord layer 1 C1contraSCL1C13
Spinal cord layer 2 C1contraSCL2C13
Spinal cord layer 5 C2contraSCL5C23
Spinal cord layer 3 C2contraSCL3C23
Spinal cord layer 4 C2contraSCL4C23
Spinal cord layer 1 C2contraSCL1C23
Spinal cord layer 2 C2contraSCL2C23
Spinal cord layer 5 C3contraSCL5C33
Spinal cord layer 3 C3contraSCL3C33
Spinal cord layer 4 C3contraSCL4C33
Spinal cord layer 1 C3contraSCL1C33
Spinal cord layer 2 C3contraSCL2C33
Area X C5contraSCL10C53
Spinal cord layer 5 C5contraSCL5C53
Spinal cord layer 3 C5contraSCL3C53
Spinal cord layer 4 C5contraSCL4C53
Spinal cord layer 1 C5contraSCL1C53
Spinal cord layer 2 C5contraSCL2C53
Spinal cord layer 7 C5contraSCL7C53
Area X C6contraSCL10C63
Spinal cord layer 5 C6contraSCL5C63
Spinal cord layer 3 C6contraSCL3C63
Spinal cord layer 4 C6contraSCL4C63
Spinal cord layer 1 C6contraSCL1C63
Spinal cord layer 2 C6contraSCL2C63
Spinal cord layer 7 C6contraSCL7C63
Thoracal segments layer 4contraTSegL40
Thoracal segments layer 5contraTSegL50
Thoracal segments layer 7contraTSegL70
Thoracal segments layer 10contraTSegL100
Lumbar segmentscontraLSeg-0.5

Key for weights

ValueWeight
-3 unknown
-2 fibers of passage
-1 not clear
-0.5 exists
0 not present
0.5 very light
1 light / sparse
1.5 light / moderate
2 moderate / dense
2.5 moderate / strong
3 strong
4 very strong





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