List of thalamic nuclei explained

This traditional list does not accord strictly with human thalamic anatomy.

Nuclear groups of the thalamus include:

• anterior nuclear group^[1] (anteroventral,^[2] anterodorsal,^[3] anteromedial^[4])
• medial nuclear group (medial dorsal nucleus,^[5] dorsomedial)
  • parvocellular part^[6] (parvicellular part)
  • magnocellular part^[7]
• midline nuclear group^[8] or paramedian
  • paratenial nucleus^[9]
  • paraventricular thalamus^[10]
  • reuniens nucleus^[11] (medioventral nucleus)
  • rhomboidal nucleus^[12]
  • interanteromedial^[13]
  • intermediodorsal^[14]
• intralaminar nuclear group^[15]
  • anterior (rostral) group^[16]
    • paracentral nucleus^[17]
    • central lateral nucleus^[18]
    • central medial nucleus^[19] (not called "centromedial")
  • posterior (caudal) intralaminar group
    • centromedian nucleus^[20]
    • parafascicular nucleus^[21]
• lateral nuclear group^[22] is replaced by
  • posterior region^[23]
    • pulvinar^[24]
      • anterior pulvinar nucleus^[25]
      • lateral pulvinar nucleus^[26]
      • medial pulvinar nucleus^[27]
      • inferior pulvinar nucleus^[28]
    • lateral posterior nucleus^[29] belongs to pulvinar
    • lateral dorsal nucleus^[30] (dorsal superficial nucleus)
  • ventral nuclear group^[31]
    • ventral anterior nucleus^[32]
    • ventral lateral nucleus^[33]
      • ventral medial^[34] (medial part of ventral lateral nucleus)
      • anterior ventral lateral^[35]
      • posterior ventral lateral^[36]
    • ventral posterior nucleus^[37] or ventrobasal complex
      • ventral posterolateral nucleus^[38]
        • oral part of the ventral posterolateral nucleus^[39]
        • caudal part of the ventral posterolateral nucleus^[40]
      • ventral posteromedial nucleus^[41]
      • ventral posteroinferior nucleus^[42] (probably same as ventral intermediate nucleus)
• metathalamus^[43]
  • medial geniculate body^[44]
  • lateral geniculate body^[45]
• thalamic reticular nucleus^[46] part of the ventral thalamus

Related topics

• Human brain
• Outline of the human nervous system
• List of regions in the human brain

External links

• Diagram at University of Memphis

Notes and References

1. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=302 BrainInfo NeuroName 302
2. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=305 BrainInfo NeuroName 305
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4. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=304 BrainInfo NeuroName 304
5. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=312 BrainInfo NeuroName 312
6. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=315 BrainInfo NeuroName 315
7. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=314 BrainInfo NeuroName 314
8. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=306 BrainInfo NeuroName 306
9. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=307 BrainInfo NeuroName 307
10. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=308 BrainInfo NeuroName 308
11. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=309 BrainInfo NeuroName 309
12. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=310 BrainInfo NeuroName 310
13. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=1830 BrainInfo NeuroName 1830
14. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=1868 BrainInfo NeuroName 1868
15. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=317 BrainInfo NeuroName 317
16. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=318 BrainInfo NeuroName 318
17. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=322 BrainInfo NeuroName 322
18. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=320 BrainInfo NeuroName 320
19. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=321 BrainInfo NeuroName 321
20. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=323 BrainInfo NeuroName 323
21. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=324 BrainInfo NeuroName 324
22. Web site: NeuroName 325 hierarchy. 5 October 2024 .
23. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=362 BrainInfo NeuroName 362
24. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=328 BrainInfo NeuroName 328
25. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=329 BrainInfo NeuroName 329
26. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=330 BrainInfo NeuroName 330
27. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=331 BrainInfo NeuroName 331
28. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=332 BrainInfo NeuroName 332
29. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=327 BrainInfo NeuroName 327
30. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=326 BrainInfo NeuroName 326
31. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=333 BrainInfo NeuroName 333
32. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=334 BrainInfo NeuroName 334
33. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=337 BrainInfo NeuroName 337
34. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=340 BrainInfo NeuroName 340
35. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=338 BrainInfo NeuroName 338
36. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=339 BrainInfo NeuroName 339
37. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=343 BrainInfo NeuroName 343
38. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=344 BrainInfo NeuroName 344
39. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=345 BrainInfo NeuroName 345
40. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=346 BrainInfo NeuroName 346
41. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=347 BrainInfo NeuroName 347
42. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=350 BrainInfo NeuroName 350
43. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=351 BrainInfo NeuroName 351
44. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=355 BrainInfo NeuroName 355
45. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=353 BrainInfo NeuroName 353
46. http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=365 BrainInfo NeuroName 365