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 out of the thalamus to the cerebral cortex in all directions, ...
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It acts in concert with the
pulvinar.
In rodents, the lateral posterior nucleus is considered the homologue of the primate pulvinar.
References
External links
* http://brainmaps.org/index.php?y=lateral+posterior+nucleus+of+thalamus
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Pulvinar nuclei
Lateral nuclei of the thalamus