Where in the internal capsule do the afferents travel from the VPL thalamic nucleus?
The sensory tracts from the VPL travel in the posterior aspect of the posterior limb of the internal capsule.
To which anatomic locations do the afferents from the VPL project?
They project to the postcentral gyrus (Brodmann’s area 3, 1, 2; also called somatosensory I ) and to somatosensory II (the posterior aspect of the superior lip of the lateral fissure).
