pars postrema of the ventral lateral nucleus

pars postrema of the ventral lateral nucleus (VLP)

Also known as: pars postrema of the ventral lateral nucleus, Nucleus ventralis lateralis, pars postrema, ventral lateral nucleus (pars postrema), Nucleus ventralis lateralis thalami, pars postrema, posterodorsal part of ventral lateral posterior nucleus (Jones), Nucleus dorsointermedius externus magnocellularis (Hassler), Nucleus lateralis intermedius mediodorsalis situs postremus

NeuroNames ID: 341

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Name:

pars postrema of the ventral lateral nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Martin-1997

Citation:

Primate Information Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 1997.

Source Title:

Template Atlas of the Primate Brain

Name:

Nucleus ventralis lateralis, pars postrema

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Olszewski-1952

Citation:

S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1952

Source Title:

The Thalamus Of The Macaca mulatta: An Atlas For Use With The Stereotaxic Instrument

Name:

ventral lateral nucleus (pars postrema)

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Szabo-1984

Citation:

J Comp Neurol 1984 Jan 10;222(2):265-300

Source Title:

A stereotaxic atlas of the brain of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis)

Name:

Nucleus ventralis lateralis thalami, pars postrema

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca fuscata

Source:

Kusama-1970

Citation:

University Park Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1970

Source Title:

Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Brain of Macaca fuscata

Name:

posterodorsal part of ventral lateral posterior nucleus (Jones)

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Macchi-1997

Citation:

J Neurosurg 1997 Apr;86(4):670-85

Source Title:

Toward an agreement on terminology of nuclear and subnuclear divisions of the motor thalamus

Name:

posterodorsal part of ventral lateral posterior nucleus (Jones)

Language:

English

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Macchi-1997

Citation:

J Neurosurg 1997 Apr;86(4):670-85

Source Title:

Toward an agreement on terminology of nuclear and subnuclear divisions of the motor thalamus

Name:

Nucleus dorsointermedius externus magnocellularis (Hassler)

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Macchi-1997

Citation:

J Neurosurg 1997 Apr;86(4):670-85

Source Title:

Toward an agreement on terminology of nuclear and subnuclear divisions of the motor thalamus

Name:

Nucleus lateralis intermedius mediodorsalis situs postremus

Language:

Latin

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Percheron-1996

Citation:

Brain Res Brain Res Rev 1996 Aug;22(2):93-181

Source Title:

The primate motor thalamus

Name:

VLps

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Olszewski-1952

Citation:

S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1952

Source Title:

The Thalamus Of The Macaca mulatta: An Atlas For Use With The Stereotaxic Instrument

Name:

VLP

Language:

acronym

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

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Macaca fascicularis

Species With The Structure

Equivalent By	Human	Macaque	Rat	Mouse
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Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Nucleus dorsointermedius externus magnocellularis (Hassler)

Source:

Macchi-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

posterodorsal part of ventral lateral posterior nucleus (Jones)

Source:

Macchi-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

pars postrema of the ventral lateral nucleus

Source:

Martin-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

ventral lateral nucleus (pars postrema)

Source:

Szabo-1984

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca fuscata (Macaca fuscata)

Their Name:

Nucleus ventralis lateralis thalami, pars postrema

Source:

Kusama-1970

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

Nucleus ventralis lateralis, pars postrema

Source:

Olszewski-1952

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.