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
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
      • 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 longer used for the geniculate group
  • medial geniculate body
  • lateral geniculate body
• thalamic reticular nucleus part of the ventral thalamus

Related topic

• Human brain
• Outline of the human nervous system
• List of regions in the human brain

External links

• Diagram at University of Memphis