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

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thalamus The thalamus (: thalami; from Greek language, Greek Wikt:θάλαμος, θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter on the lateral wall of the third ventricle forming the wikt:dorsal, dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of ...

include: * anterior nuclear groupBrainInfo NeuroName 302
/ref> (anteroventral,BrainInfo NeuroName 305
/ref> anterodorsal,BrainInfo NeuroName 303
/ref> anteromedialBrainInfo NeuroName 304
/ref>) *medial nuclear group (

medial dorsal nucleus The medial dorsal nucleus (or mediodorsal nucleus of thalamus, dorsomedial nucleus, dorsal medial nucleus, or medial nucleus group) is a large nucleus in the thalamus. It is separated from the other thalamic nuclei by the internal medullary lam ...

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/ref> dorsomedial) ** parvocellular partBrainInfo NeuroName 315
/ref> ( parvicellular part) **

magnocellular part The medial dorsal nucleus (or mediodorsal nucleus of thalamus, dorsomedial nucleus, dorsal medial nucleus, or medial nucleus group) is a large nucleus in the thalamus. It is separated from the other thalamic nuclei by the internal medullary lami ...

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/ref> *

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

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/ref> or paramedian **

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

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/ref> **

paraventricular thalamus The paraventricular thalamus (PVT) is a midline thalamic nucleus with broad connectivity with other brain structures such as the hypothalamus, striatum, and amygdala. Rodent studies suggest that the PVT plays a role in modulating reward-seeking beha ...

BrainInfo NeuroName 308
/ref> ** reuniens nucleusBrainInfo NeuroName 309
/ref> ( medioventral nucleus) **

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. The terms "rhomboid" and "parallelogram" are often erroneously conflated with each oth ...

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/ref> ** interanteromedialBrainInfo NeuroName 1830
/ref> ** intermediodorsalBrainInfo NeuroName 1868
/ref> *

intralaminar nuclear group The intralaminar thalamic nuclei (ITN) are collections of neurons in the internal medullary lamina of the thalamus.Mancall, E., Brock, D. & Gray, H. (2011). Gray's clinical neuroanatomy the anatomic basis for clinical neuroscience. Philadelphia: E ...

BrainInfo NeuroName 317
/ref> **anterior (rostral) groupBrainInfo NeuroName 318
/ref> *** paracentral nucleusBrainInfo NeuroName 322
/ref> ***

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 (: thalami; from Greek language ...

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/ref> ***

central medial nucleus The intralaminar thalamic nuclei (ITN) are collections of neurons in the internal medullary lamina of the thalamus.Mancall, E., Brock, D. & Gray, H. (2011). Gray's clinical neuroanatomy the anatomic basis for clinical neuroscience. Philadelphia: E ...

BrainInfo NeuroName 321
/ref> (''not'' called "centromedial") **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 nucleus in the posterior group of the intralaminar thalamic nuclei (ITN) in the thalamus. (This must not be confused with the central me ...

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/ref> ***

parafascicular nucleus The intralaminar thalamic nuclei (ITN) are collections of neurons in the internal medullary lamina of the thalamus.Mancall, E., Brock, D. & Gray, H. (2011). Gray's clinical neuroanatomy the anatomic basis for clinical neuroscience. Philadelphia: E ...

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/ref> *

lateral nuclear group The lateral nuclear group is a collection of nuclei on the lateral side of the thalamus. This nucleus group is one of the three regions of the thalamus which result from trisection by the Y-shaped internal medullary lamina. The name "lateral ...

is replaced by **posterior regionBrainInfo NeuroName 362
/ref> *** pulvinarBrainInfo NeuroName 328
/ref> **** anterior pulvinar nucleusBrainInfo NeuroName 329
/ref> ****

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 pulvina ...

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/ref> ****

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 ...

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/ref> **** inferior pulvinar nucleusBrainInfo NeuroName 332
/ref> *** lateral posterior nucleusBrainInfo NeuroName 327
/ref> 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 is also known as the dorsal superficial nucleus. It acts in concert with the anterior nuclei of thalamus The anterior nuclei of thal ...

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/ref> ( dorsal superficial nucleus) **

ventral nuclear group The ventral nuclear group is a collection of nuclei on the ventral side of the thalamus The thalamus (: thalami; from Greek language, Greek Wikt:θάλαμος, θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter on the lateral wall of th ...

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/ref> ***

ventral anterior nucleus The ventral anterior nucleus (VA) is a nucleus in the ventral nuclear group 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 ...

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/ref> ***

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 ...

BrainInfo NeuroName 337
/ref> **** ventral medialBrainInfo NeuroName 340
/ref> ( medial part of ventral lateral nucleus) **** anterior ventral lateralBrainInfo NeuroName 338
/ref> **** posterior ventral lateralBrainInfo NeuroName 339
/ref> ***

ventral posterior nucleus The ventral posterior nucleus is the somatosensory 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 ...

BrainInfo NeuroName 343
/ref> or ventrobasal complex ****

ventral posterolateral nucleus The ventral posterolateral nucleus (VPL) is one of the subdivisions of the ventral posterior nucleus in the ventral nuclear group of the thalamus. It relays sensory information from the second-order neurons of the neospinothalamic tract and me ...

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/ref> ***** oral part of the ventral posterolateral nucleusBrainInfo NeuroName 345
/ref> ***** caudal part of the ventral posterolateral nucleusBrainInfo NeuroName 346
/ref> ****

ventral posteromedial nucleus The ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) is a nucleus within the ventral posterior nucleus of the thalamus and serves an analogous somatosensory relay role for the ascending trigeminothalamic tracts as its lateral neighbour the ventral posterolat ...

BrainInfo NeuroName 347
/ref> ****ventral posteroinferior nucleusBrainInfo NeuroName 350
/ref> (probably same as ventral intermediate nucleus) *

metathalamus The thalamus (: thalami; from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter on the lateral wall of the third ventricle forming the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain). Nerve fibers project out of ...

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/ref> **

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 ...

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/ref> **

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 proje ...

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/ref> *

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 ...

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/ref> part of the ventral thalamus

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