List of thalamic nuclei

List of thalamic nuclei
List of thalamic nuclei
	Metathalamus; LG = Lateral geniculate nucleus; MG = Medial geniculate nucleus
	Thalamic nuclei
Identifiers
MeSH	D013787
TA98	A14.1.08.602
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

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
- paraventricular nucleus of thalamus
- reuniens nucleus
- rhomboidal nucleus
Intralaminar nuclear group (
Intralaminar nuclei
)
- anterior (rostral) group
  - paracentral nucleus
  - central lateral nucleus
  - central medial nucleus
- posterior (caudal) intralaminar 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 intermediate nucleus
  - ventral posterior nucleus or ventrobasal complex
    - ventral posterolateral
    - ventral posteromedial
    - ventral intermediate nucleus
metathalamus
no longer used for the geniculate group
- medial geniculate body
- lateral geniculate body
thalamic reticular nucleus part of the ventral thalamus

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