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The ventral posterior nucleus of the thalamus is involved in the integration and modulation of sensory information on its way from the body to the somatosensory cortex and ascending reticular activating system.
It receives its input from the spinothalamic, trigeminothalamic, and medial and spinal lemniscus tracts that convey sensory information from the body to the brain.
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Thalamus
The motor thalamus is defined as the territory receiving subcortical afferents from the basal ganglia (nigral and pallidal afferents) and cerebellum, and subsequently projects to the primary motor area, supplementary motor area, and premotor cortex.
