Ventral posteromedial nucleus
- Ventral posteromedial nucleus
Infobox Brain
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = nucleus ventralis posteromedialis thalami
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Caption = 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
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BrainInfoType = hier
BrainInfoNumber = 330
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DorlandsPre = n_11
DorlandsSuf = 12584018
The ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) is a nucleus of the thalamus.
Inputs and outputs
It projects to the postcentral gyrus and receives the solitary tract and trigeminal nerve information from the Trigeminothalamic tract.
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