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List of thalamic nuclei
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<p>This traditional list does not accord strictly with human thalamic anatomy. </p><p><a href="/facts/Nucleus_(neuroanatomy)/vGVMC1ox">Nuclear</a> groups of the <a href="/facts/Thalamus/UHDtUStc">thalamus</a> include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Anterior_nuclei_of_thalamus/Fcl17P1Q">anterior nuclear group</a> (anteroventral, anterodorsal, anteromedial)</li> <li>medial nuclear group (<a href="/facts/Medial_dorsal_nucleus/neaHK9TE">medial dorsal nucleus</a>, a.k.a. dorsomedial) <ul><li><a href="/facts/Medial_dorsal_nucleus/neaHK9TE">parvocellular part</a> (a.k.a. parvicellular part)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Medial_dorsal_nucleus/neaHK9TE">magnocellular part</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Midline_nuclear_group/K9aDPawb">midline nuclear group</a> or paramedian <ul><li><a href="/facts/Paratenial_nucleus/9EM392k5">paratenial nucleus</a></li> <li>paraventricular thalamus</li> <li><a href="/facts/Reuniens_nucleus/VdAAv2GX">reuniens nucleus</a> (a.k.a. medioventral nucleus)</li> <li>rhomboidal nucleus</li> <li>interanteromedial</li> <li>intermediodorsal</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Intralaminar_nuclear_group/eUHfTltN">intralaminar nuclear group</a> <ul><li>anterior (rostral) group <ul><li><a href="/facts/Intralaminar_thalamic_nuclei/eUHfTltN">paracentral nucleus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Central_lateral_nucleus/3xzsLugB">central lateral nucleus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Central_medial_nucleus/mJE784BB">central medial nucleus</a> (<i>not</i> called "centromedial")</li></ul></li> <li>posterior (caudal) intralaminar group <ul><li><a href="/facts/Centromedian_nucleus/mJE784BB">centromedian nucleus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Parafascicular_nucleus/ewXUTDKa">parafascicular nucleus</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lateral_nuclear_group/L4XKy6Kq">lateral nuclear group</a> is replaced by <ul><li>posterior region <ul><li><a href="/facts/Pulvinar_nuclei/R2p4dNDs">pulvinar</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Anterior_pulvinar_nucleus/9SrU7YKm">anterior pulvinar nucleus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lateral_pulvinar_nucleus/VIjrrg4s">lateral pulvinar nucleus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Medial_pulvinar_nucleus/Lj10FE08">medial pulvinar nucleus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Inferior_pulvinar_nucleus/gaMHbTpp">inferior pulvinar nucleus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lateral_posterior_nucleus/31MNqu00">lateral posterior nucleus</a> belongs to pulvinar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lateral_dorsal_nucleus/r1hnIbEU">lateral dorsal nucleus</a> (a.k.a. dorsal superficial nucleus)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ventral_nuclear_group/zHoS64jo">ventral nuclear group</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ventral_anterior_nucleus/oxQY6tLv">ventral anterior nucleus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ventral_lateral_nucleus/L2kvoaSh">ventral lateral nucleus</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ventral_lateral_nucleus/L2kvoaSh">ventral medial</a> (a.k.a. medial part of ventral lateral nucleus)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ventral_lateral_nucleus/L2kvoaSh">anterior ventral lateral</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ventral_lateral_nucleus/L2kvoaSh">posterior ventral lateral</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ventral_posterior_nucleus/uooTjCzX">ventral posterior nucleus</a> or <a href="/facts/Ventrobasal_complex/wPRk0Xq8">ventrobasal complex</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ventral_posterolateral_nucleus/oCgejnrP">ventral posterolateral nucleus</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ventral_posterolateral_nucleus/oCgejnrP">oral part of the ventral posterolateral nucleus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ventral_posterolateral_nucleus/oCgejnrP">caudal part of the ventral posterolateral nucleus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ventral_posteromedial_nucleus/SPRUuPYm">ventral posteromedial nucleus</a></li> <li>ventral posteroinferior nucleus (probably same as <a href="/facts/Ventral_posterior_nucleus/uooTjCzX">ventral intermediate nucleus</a>)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Metathalamus/UHDtUStc">metathalamus</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Medial_geniculate_body/NFV7MeSR">medial geniculate body</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lateral_geniculate_body/DcRMnj1J">lateral geniculate body</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thalamic_reticular_nucleus/4R4VUQN8">thalamic reticular nucleus</a> part of the ventral thalamus</li></ul>