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NTS (Nucleus of the solitary tract) projects to VPL (Ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus)

All claims for this connection
Species
Mouse
Result
present
Method
anterograde tracer
Sign
unknown
Evidence
TRAPped cNTS terminals were present in the VPL of the thalamus after both forms of vagal stimulation.
Source

Genetic labeling of the nucleus of tractus solitarius neurons associated with electrical stimulation of the cervical or auricular vagus nerve in mice

Brain Stimulation, 2024

DOI 10.1016/j.brs.2024.08.007 · PubMed 39173736 · PMC11555405, Fig. 9A–B, A1–B1

Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

Named in the paper
“cNTS” and “ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL)”
Made by
an AI model reading the paper (claude-opus-5-5, extract@0.3.0), 2026-10-09
Checked by

a second AI model (claude-opus-5-5) agrees, 2026-10-09

“VPL terminals are reported after both cVNS and aVNS.”

Status

proposed

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