List of thalamic nuclei

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Caption = Thalamic nuclei:
MNG = Midline nuclear group
AN = Anterior nuclear group
MD = Medial dorsal nucleus
VNG = Ventral nuclear group
VA = Ventral anterior nucleus
VL = Ventral lateral nucleus
VPL = Ventral posterolateral nucleus
VPM = Ventral posteromedial nucleus
LNG = Lateral nuclear group
PUL = Pulvinar
MTh = Metathalamus
LG = Lateral geniculate nucleus
MG = Medial geniculate nucleus



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

Nuclear groups of the thalamus include:

*anterior nuclear group
**anteroventral nucleus
**anterodorsal nucleus
**anteromedial nucleus
**superficial ("lateral dorsal")
*medial nuclear group (or dorsomedial nucleus)
**parvocellular part
**magnocellular part
*midline nuclear group or paramedian
**paratenial nucleus
**parventricular nucleus
**reuniens nucleus
**rhombodoidal nucleus
*intralaminar nuclear group
**paracentral nucleus
**central lateral nucleus
**central medial nucleus
*centre median parafascicular group
**centromedian nucleus
**parafascicular nucleus
*lateral nuclear group in fact a false entity replaced by
**posterior region
***pulvinar
***lateral posterior nucleus belongs to pulvinar
***(lateral dorsal nucleus) belongs to anterior group
**ventral nuclear group
***ventral anterior nucleus
***ventral lateral nucleus
***ventral posterior nucleus
****ventral posterolateral
****ventral posteromedial
*metathalamus no more used for the geniculate group
**medial geniculate body
**lateral geniculate body

*thalamic reticular nucleus part of the ventral thalamus

External links

* [http://neuro.psyc.memphis.edu/NeuroPsyc/np-ugp-i-thal1.htm Diagram] at University of Memphis
* [http://www.anatomy.dal.ca/Human_Neuroanatomy/handout%20gifs/Thalamus-cortex.gifDiagram] at Dalhousie University