Brainstem nucleus {solitary tract nucleus} {tractus solitarius nucleus} receives from locus coeruleus, trigeminal nucleus, and vagus nerve and sends to parabrachial nucleus, which receives from GI tract, and ventral medial basal thalamus. Solitary tract nucleus, with taste cortex and thalamus, is for taste preferences and can detect nausea. NTS is satiation region and receives gut peptide cholecystokinin (CCK).
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