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

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thalamus The thalamus (from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter located in the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain). Nerve fibers project out of the thalamus to the cerebral cortex in all direction ...

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anterior nuclear group The anterior nuclei of thalamus (or anterior nuclear group) are a collection of nuclei at the rostral end of the dorsal thalamus. They comprise the anteromedial, anterodorsal, and anteroventral nuclei. Inputs and outputs The anterior nuclei recei ...

** anteroventral nucleus ** anterodorsal nucleus ** anteromedial nucleus **superficial ("lateral dorsal") *medial nuclear group (or dorsomedial nucleus) **

parvocellular part Parvocellular cells, also called P-cells, are neurons located within the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus. "''Parvus''" is Latin for "small", and the name "parvocellular" refers to the small size ...

magnocellular part The magnocellular red nucleus (mRN or mNR or RNm) is located in the rostral midbrain and is involved in motor coordination. Together with the parvocellular red nucleus, the mRN makes up the red nucleus. Due to the role it plays in motor coordina ...

midline nuclear group The midline nuclear group (or midline thalamic nuclei) is a region of the thalamus consisting of the following nuclei: * paraventricular nucleus of thalamus (''nucleus paraventricularis thalami'') - not to be confused with paraventricular nucleus ...

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paratenial nucleus The paratenial nucleus, or parataenial nucleus ( la, nucleus parataenialis), is a component of the midline nuclear group in the thalamus. It is sometimes subdivided into the nucleus parataenialis interstitialis and nucleus parataenialis parvocellu ...

** paraventricular nucleus of thalamus **

reuniens nucleus The nucleus reuniens is a region of the thalamic midline nuclear group. In the human brain, it is located in the interthalamic adhesion (''massa intermedia''). The nucleus reuniens receives afferent input from a large number of structures, mainl ...

rhomboidal nucleus Traditionally, in two-dimensional geometry, a rhomboid is a parallelogram in which adjacent sides are of unequal lengths and angles are non-right angled. A parallelogram with sides of equal length (equilateral) is a rhombus but not a rhomboid. ...

*Intralaminar nuclear group (

Intralaminar nuclei The intralaminar thalamic nuclei (ITN) are collections of neurons in the internal medullary lamina of the thalamus that are generally divided in two groups as follows:Mancall, E., Brock, D. & Gray, H. (2011). Gray's clinical neuroanatomy the anatom ...

) **anterior (rostral) group *** paracentral nucleus ***

central lateral nucleus In the human brain, the central lateral nucleus is a part of the anterior intralaminar nucleus in the thalamus. The intralaminar nuclei project to many different regions of the brain, The thalamus The thalamus (from Greek θάλαμος, "cham ...

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central medial nucleus In the anatomy of the brain, the centromedian nucleus, also known as the centrum medianum, (CM or Cm-Pf) is a part of the intralaminar thalamic nuclei (ITN) in the thalamus. There are two centromedian nuclei arranged bilaterally. In humans, it ...

**posterior (caudal) intralaminar group ***

centromedian nucleus In the anatomy of the brain, the centromedian nucleus, also known as the centrum medianum, (CM or Cm-Pf) is a part of the intralaminar thalamic nuclei (ITN) in the thalamus. There are two centromedian nuclei arranged bilaterally. In humans, it ...

***parafascicular nucleus *

lateral nuclear group The lateral nuclear group is a collection of nuclei on the lateral side of the thalamus. According to MeSH, it consists of the following: * lateral dorsal nucleus * lateral posterior nucleus The lateral posterior nucleus is a nucleus of the thal ...

in fact a false entity replaced by **posterior region *** pulvinar ****

anterior pulvinar nucleus Anterior pulvinar nucleus (''nucleus pulvinaris anterior'') is one of four traditionally anatomically distinguished nuclei of the pulvinar of the thalamus. The other three nuclei of the pulvinar are called lateral, inferior and medial pulvinar ...

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lateral pulvinar nucleus Lateral pulvinar nucleus (''nucleus pulvinaris lateralis'') is one of four traditionally anatomically distinguished nuclei of the pulvinar of the thalamus. The other three nuclei of the pulvinar are called anterior, inferior and medial pulvinar ...

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medial pulvinar nucleus Medial pulvinar nucleus (''nucleus pulvinaris medialis'') is one of four traditionally anatomically distinguished nuclei of the pulvinar of the thalamus. The other three nuclei of the pulvinar are called lateral, inferior and anterior pulvinar n ...

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inferior pulvinar nucleus Inferior pulvinar nucleus (''nucleus pulvinaris inferior'') is one of four traditionally anatomically distinguished nuclei of the pulvinar of the thalamus. The other three nuclei of the pulvinar are called lateral, anterior and medial pulvinar n ...

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lateral posterior nucleus The lateral posterior nucleus is a nucleus of the thalamus The thalamus (from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter located in the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain). Nerve fibers project o ...

belongs to pulvinar ***(

lateral dorsal nucleus The lateral dorsal nucleus is a nucleus of the thalamus. It is the most anterior of the dorsal lateral nuclei. It acts in concert with the anterior nuclei of thalamus. It receives significant input from several subdivisions of visual cortex, and ...

) belongs to anterior group **

ventral nuclear group The ventral nuclear group is a collection of nuclei on the ventral side of the thalamus. According to MeSH, it consists of the following: * ventral anterior nucleus * ventral lateral nucleus * ventral posterior nucleus – this is made up of two ...

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ventral anterior nucleus The ventral anterior nucleus (VA) is a nucleus of the thalamus. It acts with the anterior part of the ventral lateral nucleus to modify signals from the basal ganglia. Inputs and outputs The ventral anterior nucleus receives neuronal inputs from t ...

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ventral lateral nucleus The ventral lateral nucleus (VL) is a nucleus in the ventral nuclear group of the thalamus. Inputs and outputs It receives neuronal inputs from the basal ganglia which includes the substantia nigra and the globus pallidus (via the thalamic fas ...

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ventral intermediate nucleus Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position pro ...

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ventral posterior nucleus The ventral posterior nucleus is the somato-sensory relay nucleus in thalamus of the brain. Input and output The ventral posterior nucleus receives neuronal input from the medial lemniscus, spinothalamic tracts, and trigeminothalamic tract. It pr ...

ventrobasal complex The ventrobasal complex (VB) is a relay nucleus of the thalamus for nociceptive stimuli received from nociceptive nerves. The VB consists of the ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) and the ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL). In some species the ...

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ventral posterolateral The ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) is a nucleus of the thalamus. Together with the ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM), ventral posterior inferior nucleus (VPI) and ventromedial posterior nucleus (VMpo), it constitutes the ventral posterior ...

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ventral posteromedial The ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) is a nucleus of the thalamus The thalamus (from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter located in the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain). Nerve fibers ...

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metathalamus The thalamus (from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter located in the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain). Nerve fibers project out of the thalamus to the cerebral cortex in all direction ...

no longer used for the geniculate group **

medial geniculate body The medial geniculate nucleus (MGN) or medial geniculate body (MGB) is part of the auditory thalamus and represents the thalamic relay between the inferior colliculus (IC) and the auditory cortex (AC). It is made up of a number of sub-nuclei that ...

lateral geniculate body In neuroanatomy, the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN; also called the lateral geniculate body or lateral geniculate complex) is a structure in the thalamus and a key component of the mammalian visual pathway. It is a small, ovoid, ventral project ...

thalamic reticular nucleus The thalamic reticular nucleus is part of the ventral thalamus that forms a capsule around the thalamus laterally. However, recent evidence from mice and fish question this statement and define it as a dorsal thalamic structure. It is separated fro ...

part of the ventral thalamus

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