Tags: Anatomical Structure, Brain.
The zona incerta is a horizontally elongated region of gray matter cells in the subthalamus below the thalamus. Its connections project extensively over the brain from the cerebral cortex down into the spinal cord.Its function is unknown though several potential functions related to limbic–motor integration have been proposed such as controlling visceral activity and pain; gating sensory input and synchronizing cortical and subcortical brain rhythms.