The posteromedial thalamus (POm) has extensive recurrent connectivity with the whisker-related primary somatosensory cortex (wS1) of rodents. However, its functional contribution to somatosensory processing in wS1 remains unclear. This article reviews several recent findings which begin to elucidate the role of POm in sensory evoked plasticity and discusses their implications for somatosensory processing.

中文翻译：

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后内侧丘脑在感觉诱发皮质可塑性中的不同作用

后内侧丘脑 (POm) 与啮齿动物的胡须相关初级躯体感觉皮层 (wS1) 具有广泛的反复连接。然而，其对 wS1 体感处理的功能贡献仍不清楚。本文回顾了一些最近的发现，这些发现开始阐明 POm 在感觉诱发可塑性中的作用，并讨论它们对体感处理的影响。