ventral posteromedial nucleus

Ventral posteromedial nucleus, a nucleus of the thalamus; part of the brain.

Ventral posteromedial nucleus, which e.g. receives sensory information from the head and face via the trigeminal nerve.

Touch/position information from the face is sent to the ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) of the thalamus.

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

It relays information from the taste area of the solitary nucleus to the ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus.

Sensory axons transmitting information from the head and neck via the trigeminal nerve synapse at the ventral posteromedial nucleus of the thalamus.

The central tegmental tract includes ascending axonal fibers that arise from the rostral nucleus solitarius and terminate in the ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) of thalamus.

The VB consists of the Ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) and the Ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL).

The axons travel up the rest of the brainstem, and synapse at the thalamus (at the ventral posterolateral nucleus for sensation from the neck, trunk, and extremities, and at the ventral posteromedial nucleus for sensation from the head).

Stimulation of the periaqueductal gray and periventricular gray for nociceptive pain, and the internal capsule, ventral posterolateral nucleus and ventral posteromedial nucleus for neuropathic pain has produced impressive results with some patients but results vary and appropriate patient selection is important.