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
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
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It receives significant input from several subdivisions of visual cortex, and has a primary output to parietal cortex on the dorsolateral cortical convexity, giving it access to limbic forebrain nuclei important for emotion and behavior functions.
References
Thalamic nuclei
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