Ventral posteromedial nucleus

Ventral posteromedial nucleus
Ventral posteromedial 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
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Identifiers
Latin	nucleus ventralis posteromedialis thalami
NeuroNames	347
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_743
TA98	A14.1.08.642
TA2	5693
FMA	62202
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) is a nucleus of the thalamus.

Inputs and outputs

The VPM contains synapses between second and third order neurons from the anterior (ventral) trigeminothalamic tract and posterior (dorsal) trigeminothalamic tract. These neurons convey sensory information from the face and oral cavity. Third order neurons in the trigeminothalamic systems project to the postcentral gyrus.

The VPM also receives taste afferent information from the solitary tract and projects to the cortical gustatory area.

Kiernan, J., & Rajakumar, R. (2013). Barr's the human nervous system: an anatomical viewpoint. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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