List of thalamic nuclei

Brain: 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
MeSH	Thalamic+nuclei

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 (Intralaminar nuclei)
  • 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

• Diagram at University of Memphis