List of thalamic nuclei

List of thalamic nuclei
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
Thalamic nuclei
Identifiers
MeSH	A08.186.211.730.385.826.701
*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
- parventricular nucleus
- 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
metathalamus no more used for the geniculate group
- medial geniculate body
- lateral geniculate body
thalamic reticular nucleus part of the ventral thalamus

External links

Diagram at University of Memphis

Anatomy of the diencephalon of the human brain

Epithalamus

Surface	Pineal gland Habenula Habenular trigone Habenular commissure

Grey matter	Pretectal area Habenular nuclei Subcommissural organ

Thalamus

Surface	Stria medullaris of thalamus Thalamic reticular nucleus Taenia thalami

Grey matter/ nuclei	paired: AN Ventral VA/VL VP/VPM/VPL Lateral LD LP Pulvinar nuclei Metathalamus MG LG P cell M cell K cell midline: MD Intralaminar Centromedian Midline nuclear group Interthalamic adhesion

White matter	Mammillothalamic fasciculus Pallidothalamic tracts Ansa lenticularis Lenticular fasciculus Thalamic fasciculus PCML Medial lemniscus Trigeminal lemniscus Spinothalamic tract Lateral lemniscus Dentatothalamic tract Acoustic radiation Optic radiation Subthalamic fasciculus Anterior trigeminothalamic tract Medullary laminae

Hypothalamus

Surface

Grey matter

Autonomic zones	Anterior (parasympathetic/heat loss) Posterior (sympathetic/heat conservation)

Endocrine	posterior pituitary: Paraventricular Magnocellular neurosecretory cell Parvocellular neurosecretory cell Supraoptic oxytocin/vasopressin other: Arcuate (dopamine/GHRH) Preoptic (GnRH) Suprachiasmatic (melatonin)

Emotion	Lateral Ventromedial Dorsomedial

White matter

afferent
- Medial forebrain bundle
- Retinohypothalamic tract
efferent

Pituitary

Posterior is diencephalon, but anterior is glandular

Subthalamus

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