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Ventral posterolateral nucleus
Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventral lateral nucleus VPL = Ventral posterolateral nucleus VPM = Ventral posteromedial nucleus LNG = Lateral nuclear group PUL = Pulvinar MTh = Metathalamus LG = Lateral geniculate nucleus MG = Medial geniculate nucleus
Thalamic nuclei
Details
Part of	Ventral posterior nucleus
Identifiers
Latin	nucleus ventralis posterolateralis
NeuroNames	344
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_737
TA98	A14.1.08.641 A14.1.08.656
TA2	5692
FMA	62200
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy[edit on Wikidata]

The ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) is one of the subdivisions of the ventral posterior nucleus in the ventral nuclear group of the thalamus. It relays sensory information from the second-order neurons of the neospinothalamic tract and medial lemniscus (of the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway) which synapse with the third-order neurons in the nucleus. These then project to the primary somatosensory cortex in the postcentral gyrus.

There is uncertainty regarding the location of VMpo (posterior part of ventral medial nucleus), as determined by spinothalamic tract (STT) terminations and staining for calcium-binding proteins, and several authorities do not consider its existence as being proved.

The term "ventral posterolateral nucleus" was introduced by Le Gros Clark in 1930.

Anatomy

Subdivisions

The oral part of the ventral posterolateral nucleus (nucleus ventrointermedius) in the human, (VPLO) is a subdivision of the VPL with projections to the motor cortex.

There is also a caudal part of the ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPLC).

Additional images

• Thalamus
• The sensory tract.

References

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3. Graziano, A; Jones, EG (7 January 2004). "Widespread thalamic terminations of fibers arising in the superficial medullary dorsal horn of monkeys and their relation to calbindin immunoreactivity". The Journal of Neuroscience. 24 (1): 248–56. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4122-03.2004. PMC 6729588. PMID 14715957.
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5. Le Gros Clark, W. E. (1930). "The Thalamus of Tarsius". Journal of Anatomy. 64 (4): 371–414. PMC 1250146. PMID 17104288.
6. BrainInfo NeuroName 345
7. Bornschlegl, M; Asanuma, H (1987-12-22). "Importance of the projection from the sensory to the motor cortex for recovery of motor function following partial thalamic lesion in the monkey". Brain Research. 437 (1): 121–30. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(87)91533-2. PMID 2827861. S2CID 22353965.
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