9 8 8 . ▁() ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ <0x09> ▁ ▁Kn ife ▁throwing ▁techniques ▁ ▁Category : Circ us ▁skills ▁Category : P rec ision ▁sports ▁Category : Throw ing ▁weapons <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁vent ral ▁later al ▁nucle us ▁( V L ) ▁is ▁a ▁nucle us ▁in ▁the ▁vent ral ▁nuclear ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁th al am us . ▁ ▁Input s ▁and ▁outputs ▁It ▁receives ▁neur onal ▁inputs ▁from ▁the ▁bas al ▁gang lia ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁substant ia ▁n ig ra ▁and ▁the ▁glob us ▁p all id us ▁( via ▁the ▁th al am ic ▁fasc icul us ). ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁inputs ▁from ▁the ▁c ere bell um ▁( via ▁the ▁dent at oth al am ic ▁tract ). ▁▁ ▁It ▁sends ▁neur onal ▁output ▁to ▁the ▁primary ▁motor ▁cor tex ▁and ▁prem ot or ▁cor tex . ▁ ▁The ▁vent ral ▁later al ▁nucle us ▁in ▁the ▁th al am us ▁forms ▁the ▁motor ▁functional ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁th al am ic ▁nuc lei ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁vent ral ▁anterior ▁nucle us . ▁The ▁vent ral ▁later al ▁nucle us ▁receives ▁motor ▁information ▁from ▁the ▁c ere bell um ▁and ▁the ▁glob us ▁p all id us . ▁Output ▁from ▁the ▁vent ral ▁later al ▁nucle us ▁then ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁primary ▁motor ▁cor tex . ▁ ▁Function s ▁The ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁vent ral ▁later al ▁nucle us ▁is ▁to ▁target ▁e f fer ents ▁including ▁the ▁motor ▁cor tex , ▁prem ot or