Thalamus: Roadmaps Flashcards
Specific (relay)
Nucleus: Anterior
Afferents: Mammilary body, hippocampus
Efferents: Cingulate gyrus
Specific (relay)
Nucleus: Ventral anterior (VA)
Afferents: Basal ganglia (substantia nigra; pars reticulata)
Efferents: Prefrontal cortex
Specific (relay)
Nucleus: Ventral lateral (VL) - posterior part
Afferents: Cerebellar nuclei
Efferents: Premotor and motor cortex
Specific (relay)
Nucleus: Ventral posteromedial (VPM)
Afferents: Somatic afferents from the head region
Efferents: Somatic sensory cortex
Specific (relay)
Nucleus: Ventral posterolateral (VPL)
Afferents: Somatic afferents from trunk and limbs
Efferents: Somatic sensory cortex
Specific (relay)
Nucleus: Medial geniculate body
Afferents: Inferior colliculus
Efferents: Primary audio cortex
Specific (relay)
Nucleus: Lateral geniculate body
Afferents: Optic tract and superior colliculus
Efferents: Primary visual cortex
Specific (relay)
Nucleus: Lateral dorsal (LD)
Afferents: Hippocampus
Efferents: Cingulate cortex
Specific (relay)
Nucleus: Ventral lateral (VL)- anterior part
Afferents: Basal ganglia (globus pallidus, internal)
Efferents: Supplementary motor area
Association
Nucleus: Lateral Posterior (LP)
and Pulvinar
Afferents: Superior colliculus, primary visual, auditory
Efferents: Posterior parietal and lateral temporal association cortex
Association
Nucleus: Dorsomedial (DM)
Afferents: Prefrontal cortex, olfactory, limbic
Efferents: Prefrontal cortex
Non-specific
Nucleus: Intralaminar (centromedian, parafasicular, others)
Afferents: Reticular formation, basal ganglia and limbic system
Efferents: Cerebral cortex, basal ganglia and limbic system
Non-specific
Nucleus: Reticular
Afferents: Thalamus and cortex
Efferents: Thalamus
