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	D013787
TA	A14.1.08.602
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

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
    - anterior pulvinar nucleus
    - lateral pulvinar nucleus
    - medial pulvinar nucleus
    - inferior pulvinar nucleus
  - 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 more used for the geniculate group
- medial geniculate body
- lateral geniculate body
thalamic reticular nucleus part of the ventral thalamus

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