Ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) - definition
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Ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) - nucleus of the thalamus that receives sensory input from the medial lemniscus and spinothalamic tract and projects to the somatosensory cortex.
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Neuroscience Lab
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10: Overview of thalamic nuclei. Here, A1 is the primary auditory
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Ventral Posterior Nucleus - an overview
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The effect of dorsal column lesions in the primary somatosensory cortex and medulla of adult rats - IBRO Neuroscience Reports
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VPL - Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus by
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Medial dorsal nucleus, Psychology Wiki
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PDF) Viscerosomatic interactions in the thalamic ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) of the squirrel monkey
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Proprioceptive and Cutaneous Representations in the Rat Ventral Posterolateral Thalamus
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