See Also: lateral nucleus of thalamus(medicine)
ventral lateral nucleus of thalamus(medicine)
central lateral nucleus of thalamus(medicine)
medial nucleus of thalamus(medicine)
paracentral nucleus of thalamus(medicine)
ventral nucleus of thalamus(medicine)
arcuate nucleus of thalamus(medicine)
reticular nucleus of thalamus(medicine)
ventral posterior nucleus of thalamus(medicine)
ventral intermediate nucleus of thalamus(medicine)

lateral nucleus of thalamus (medicine)


lateral nucleus of thalamus


The largest of the major subdivisions of the thalamus; the composite lateral nucleus includes, from before backward, the nucleus lateralis anterior or dorsalis, nucleus lateralis intermedius, nucleus lateralis posterior, and pulvinar; together, these cell groups form most of the free dorsal surface of the posterior half of the thalamus and project to a very large region of parietal, occipitoparietal, and temporal cortex; its afferent connections are largely obscure, but the nucleus lateralis posterior and the pulvinar receive a projection from the superior colliculus.

Synonym: nucleus lateralis thalami.