Thalamic components of the ascending vestibular system

Blum, Paul S.; Day, Michelle; Carpenter, Malcolm B.; Gilman, Sid

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“…The medial geniculate nucleus (MGN) contains neurons activated by electrical stimulation of the vestibular nerve (Blum et al, 1979a(Blum et al, , 1979bMatsuo et al, 1999;Roucoux-Hanus and BoisacqSchepens, 1977), as confirmed by anatomical studies showing vestibular projections to the MGN in the cat (Kotchabhakdi et al, 1980;Mergner et al, 1981) and in the rat (Nagata, 1986). The MGN receives projections mainly originating from the DVN (Kotchabhakdi et al, 1980;Matsuo et al, 1995;Mergner et al, 1981;Nagata, 1986), the SVN (Shiroyama et al, 1999) and the MVN (Kotchabhakdi et al, 1980;Mergner et al, 1981).…”

Section: Vestibular Projections To the Thalamic Posterior Nuclear Groupmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The VPL-Vim is known to be a major relay of proprioceptive and cutaneous inputs to primary (areas 3a, 3b, and 1) and secondary somatosensory cortex in non-human and human primates (Behrens et al, 2003;see Jones, 1985, p. 325). In addition, these thalamic nuclei project to several vestibular areas described in cats, including the anterior suprasylvian (ASS) cortex and posterior cruciate region (Blum et al, 1979b). Recent electrophysiological studies in monkeys (Matsuzaki et al, 2004) suggest that the VPL also projects to the superior parietal lobule and intraparietal sulcus that have also been described as important vestibular cortical areas (see Section 3).…”

Section: Vestibular Projections To the Ventroposterior Complexmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The ventral posterior lateral nucleus (VPL) and the nucleus ventralis intermedius (Vim, a transitional zone between the VPL and the ventrolateral thalamic nuclei, see Shiroyama et al, 1999) receive vestibular inputs (Blum et al, 1979b;Blum and Gilman, 1979;Büttner and Henn, 1976;Deecke et al, 1977;Kotchabhakdi et al, 1980;Lang et al, 1979;Magnin and Fuchs, 1977;McCrea, 2008a, 2008b;Matsuo et al, 1994Matsuo et al, , 1995Matsuo et al, , 1999Meng et al, 2007;Nagata, 1986;Sans et al, 1970;Shiroyama et al, 1999) (Fig. 1A-B).…”

Section: Vestibular Projections To the Ventroposterior Complexmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Anterograde tracing methods in the rat suggest that vestibular inputs originate from the MVN and SVN (Matesz et al, 2002). VPM neurons have been shown to respond to rotational and translational vestibular stimulation (Matsuo et al, 1994(Matsuo et al, , 1995(Matsuo et al, , 1999Meng et al, 2007) as well as to electrical stimulation of the vestibular nerve (Blum et al, 1979b;Blum and Gilman, 1979;Deecke et al, 1977;Matsuo et al, 1994Matsuo et al, , 1999Meng et al, 2001). However, Marlinski and McCrea (2008a), for example, found no or only few pure vestibular-sensitive neurons in the VPM of the squirrel monkey.…”

Section: Vestibular Projections To the Ventroposterior Complexmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regarding vestibular processing, anatomical studies have stressed the importance of the centromedian nucleus (or parafascicular nucleus in the rat), the central lateral nucleus, and the paracentral nucleus (Blum et al, 1979b;Blum and Gilman, 1979;Kotchabhakdi et al, 1980;Lai et al, 2000;Magnin and Kennedy, 1979;Matsuo et al, 1994;Meng et al, 2001Meng et al, , 2007Nagata, 1986;Raymond et al, 1976;Shiroyama et al, 1995). The centromedian/ parafascicular nucleus receives vestibular information mainly from the MVN bilaterally, with an ipsilateral dominance, and from the SVN and the DVN ipsilaterally (Lai et al, 2000;Matesz et al, 2002;Shiroyama et al, 1995).…”

Section: Vestibular Projections To the Intralaminar Nucleimentioning

confidence: 99%

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The thalamocortical vestibular system in animals and humans

Lopez

Blanke

2011

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The vestibular system provides the brain with sensory signals about three-dimensional head rotations and translations. These signals are important for postural and oculomotor control, as well as for spatial and bodily perception and cognition, and they are subtended by pathways running from the vestibular nuclei to the thalamus, cerebellum and the "vestibular cortex."The present review summarizes current knowledge on the anatomy of the thalamocortical vestibular system and discusses data from electrophysiology and neuroanatomy in animals by comparing them with data from neuroimagery and neurology in humans. Multiple thalamic nuclei are involved in vestibular processing, including the ventroposterior complex, the ventroanterior-ventrolateral complex, the intralaminar nuclei and the posterior nuclear group 2 0 1 1 ) 1 1 9 -1 4 6 Abbreviations: 3aHv, 3a-hand-vestibular area; 3aNv, 3a-neck-vestibular area; ASS, anterior suprasylvian cortex; DVN, descending vestibular nucleus; FEF, frontal eye fields; Ig, insula granularis; IL, intralaminar nuclei; LD, lateral dorsal nucleus; LGN, lateral geniculate nucleus; LP, lateral posterior nucleus; LVN, lateral vestibular nucleus; MGmc, medial geniculate nucleus, pars magnocellularis; MGN, medial geniculate nucleus; MIP, medial intraparietal area; MST, medial superior temporal area; MT, middle temporal area; MVN, medial vestibular nucleus; PIVC, parieto-insular vestibular cortex; PO, posterior group of the thalamus; Reipt, area retroinsularis pars parietalis; Ri, area retroinsularis; SGN, suprageniculate nucleus; SVN, superior vestibular nucleus; TPJ, temporo-parietal junction; VA, ventroanterior thalamic nucleus; Vim, nucleus ventralis intermedius; VIP R A I N R E S E A R C H R E V I E W S 6 7 (

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Section: Vestibular Projections To the Thalamic Posterior Nuclear Groupmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Vestibular Projections To the Ventroposterior Complexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Vestibular Projections To the Ventroposterior Complexmentioning

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Section: Vestibular Projections To the Ventroposterior Complexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Vestibular Projections To the Intralaminar Nucleimentioning

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Projections of the vestibular nuclei to the thalamus in the rat: APhaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin study

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Injections of the anterograde axonal tracer Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin were made into individual nuclei of the vestibular nuclear complex of the rat to identify specific projections to the thalamus. The results showed that the superior vestibular nucleus and the medial vestibular nucleus, especially its rostral‐to‐middle parts, project to the lateral part of the parafascicular thalamic nucleus (corresponding to the centromedian nucleus in primates), the transitional zone between the ventrolateral thalamic nucleus (VL) and the ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus (VPL) (the region considered to be the nucleus ventralis intermedius of Vogt [Vogt C. 1909. La myeloarchitecture du thalamus du cercopitheque. J Psychol Neurol 12:285–324.]), the lateral part of the centrolateral thalamic nucleus and the dorsal part of the caudal VL; the spinal vestibular nucleus projects to the lateral part of the parafascicular thalamic nucleus, the transitional zone between the VL and the VPL, the caudal part of the ventrobasal complex, and the suprageniculate thalamic nucleus. These results suggest that vestibular information is transmitted not only to the cerebral cortex (mainly area 2V and area 3a) but also to the striatum. They also suggest that vestibular activity may affect gaze control by means of vestibulothalamocortical pathway in addition to vestibulo‐ocular and vestibulopremotoneuronal routes. J. Comp. Neurol. 407:318–332, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Projections of the vestibular nuclei to the thalamus in the rat: A Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin study

Shiroyama¹,

Kayahara²,

Yasui³

et al. 1999

J. Comp. Neurol.

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Injections of the anterograde axonal tracer Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin were made into individual nuclei of the vestibular nuclear complex of the rat to identify specific projections to the thalamus. The results showed that the superior vestibular nucleus and the medial vestibular nucleus, especially its rostral-to-middle parts, project to the lateral part of the parafascicular thalamic nucleus (corresponding to the centromedian nucleus in primates), the transitional zone between the ventrolateral thalamic nucleus (VL) and the ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus (VPL) (the region considered to be the nucleus ventralis intermedius of Vogt [Vogt C. 1909. La myeloarchitecture du thalamus du cercopitheque. J Psychol Neurol 12:285-324.]), the lateral part of the centrolateral thalamic nucleus and the dorsal part of the caudal VL; the spinal vestibular nucleus projects to the lateral part of the parafascicular thalamic nucleus, the transitional zone between the VL and the VPL, the caudal part of the ventrobasal complex, and the suprageniculate thalamic nucleus. These results suggest that vestibular information is transmitted not only to the cerebral cortex (mainly area 2V and area 3a) but also to the striatum. They also suggest that vestibular activity may affect gaze control by means of vestibulothalamocortical pathway in addition to vestibulo-ocular and vestibulopremotoneuronal routes.

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Thalamic components of the ascending vestibular system

Cited by 32 publications

References 19 publications

The thalamocortical vestibular system in animals and humans

The thalamocortical vestibular system in animals and humans

Projections of the vestibular nuclei to the thalamus in the rat: APhaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin study

Projections of the vestibular nuclei to the thalamus in the rat: A Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin study

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