Thalamus Nuclei

Question 1

Anterior nuclear group

Answer 1

Memory and emotion
Part of papez circuit

Question 2

Medial nuclear group

Answer 2

Links amygdala, hypothalamus, and prefrontal cortex
Processes emotions, motivation, and decision making

Question 3

Ventral nuclear group

Answer 3

(3 sections)
Anterior and lateral:
Motor control and voluntary action
Posterior:
Pain and touch processing

Question 4

Posterior nuclear group

Answer 4

Processes pain, sound and movement (important for pain perception)
Integrates multiple sensory signals

Question 5

Lateral/Pulvinar group

Answer 5

Emotion and memory
Visual attention and language processing
Pulvinar involved in hypnosis and suggestibility

Question 6

Metathalamic nuclei

Answer 6

Medial geniculate: hearing relay
Lateral geniculate: vision relay

Question 7

Intralaminar and midline

Answer 7

Consciousness and arousal

Question 8

Reticular group

Answer 8

Inhibits/modulates thalamacortical activity (filters info going to cortex)