the nucleus of the solitary tract ( nts ) , the principal recipient of first order vagal afferent inputs , projects to preganglionic cell groups of both divisions of the autonomic nervous system , to motor nuclei of cranial nerves that supply the face and tongue , to a series of 'relay ' nuclei in the brainstem , and to a number of cell groups in the hypothalamus and the limbic region of the telencephalon that integrate autonomic , neuroendocrine and regulatory behavioral responses .
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