Mayner L, Kaas J H
Somatosens Res. 1986;4(1):13-29. doi: 10.3109/07367228609144595.
Projections to the ventroposterior (VP) complex of the thalamus were investigated after [3H]proline injections were placed in electrophysiologically identified parts of the representations of the body surface in areas 3b and 1 of somatosensory cortex of cebus monkeys. Injections placed in somatotopically matched parts of the representations in area 3b and 1 labeled similar parts of VP. Evidence was provided for the representation of the face medially in ventroposterior medial nucleus (VPM), the hand and foot in medial and lateral subnuclei in ventroposterior lateral nucleus (VPL), and the trunk and proximal limbs dorsally and caudally in VPL.
将[³H]脯氨酸注射到僧帽猴体感皮层3b区和1区体表代表区的电生理鉴定部位后，研究了丘脑腹后（VP）复合体的投射情况。在3b区和1区代表区的躯体定位匹配部位进行注射，标记了VP的相似部位。有证据表明，面部在内侧的腹后内侧核（VPM）中有所代表，手和脚在腹后外侧核（VPL）的内侧和外侧亚核中有所代表，而躯干和近端肢体在VPL的背侧和尾侧有所代表。
