Ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) - definition

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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Volumetric abnormalities of thalamic subnuclei in medication-overuse headache, The Journal of Headache and Pain

VPL - Ventral posterolateral nucleus

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Ventral posterolateral nucleus, Psychology Wiki

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Nuclei of Thalamus

Proprioceptive and Cutaneous Representations in the Rat Ventral Posterolateral Thalamus

Ventral posterolateral and ventral posteromedial thalamus neurons have distinct synaptic and cellular physiology

The right thalamic ventral posterolateral nucleus seems to be determinant for macrosomatognosia: a case report, BMC Neurology