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Thalamic Nuclei
Input & Output of Thalamic Nuclei
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02/04/2011

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Term
Lateral Dorsal Nucleus
Definition

 

  • association
  • input: mammillothalamic tract
  • output: cingulate gyrus

 

Term
Lateral Posterior Nucleus
Definition

 

  • association
  • input: parietal cortex (#1,5)
  • output: parietal cortex (#1,5)

***somatosensory***

Term
Ventral Anterior Nucleus
Definition

 

  • specific
  • input: basal ganglia
  • output: motor cortex (#4,6)

***Motor***

Term
Ventral Lateral Nucleus
Definition

 

  • specific
  • input: basal ganglia, cerebellum, and red nucleus
  • output: motor cortex (#4,6)

***Motor***

Term
Ventral Posterior Lateral Nucleus
Definition

  • output: sensory cortex (#3,1,2)

***Sensory***

Term
Ventral Posterior Medial Nucleus
Definition

  • output: sensory cortex (#3,1,2)

*** Sensory***

Term
Dorsomedial Nucleus
Definition

 

  • association
  • input: prefrontal & orbital cortex and intralaminar nuclei
  • output: prefrontal & orbital cortex and amygdala & temporal cortex

 

Term
Midline Nucleus
Definition

 

  • association
  • input: motor cortex (#4) and globus pallidus
  • output: motor cortex and striatum (caudate & putamen) and diffuse to entire cortex

 

Term
Anterior Nucleus
Definition

  • association
  • input: hypothalamus via mammilothalamic tract & hippocampus via fornix
  • output: cingulate gyrus

Term
Pulvinar Nucleus
Definition

  • association
  • input: association cortex of parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes. Medial & Lateral geniculate nuclei & superior colliculus
  • output: association cortex of P-O-T lobes

Term
Medial Geniculate Nucleus
Definition

  • specific
  • input: cochlear nerve -> inferior colliculus
  • output: primary auditory cortex (#41 & 42)

Term
Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
Definition

  • specific
  • input: retina -> optic tract
  • output: primary visual cortex (#17) via optic radiation

Term
Reticular Nucleus
Definition

  • association
  • input: all thalamic nuclei
  • output: all thalamic nuclei

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