Lateral-Ventral Nuclei Of Thalamus
Hierarchy level in atlas is 2: 1 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: VThAbbreviation
VTh
Species
Human
Description of part
No description provided. The nomenclature was adapted from the atlas, pages 281-328. The abbreviation of this structure was adopted by the collator.
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Mai-1997
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Collator argument
The hierarchy was constructed based on the information provided in the atlas (pages 281-287), and on the latest version of the hierarchical tree provided by the first author of the atlas. Some structures are captured in two or more hierarchical trees in the used sources. Details are provided for those structures.
Reference
Author:
Mai J.K., Assheuer J., Paxinos G.
Title of Book:
Atlas of the Human Brain
Year:
1997
Pages:
295-328
Edition:
First edition
Publisher:
Academic Press
- thalamus
- Medial nuclear group of thalamus
- Nuclei of the internal medullary lamina
- pulvinar nucleus
- Lateral-ventral nuclei of thalamus
- laterodorsal thalamic nucleus
- Ventroposterior nucleus of thalamus
- ventroanterior thalamic nucleus
- Lateropolar region of thalamus
- ventral lateral thalamic nucleus
- Midline nuclei of thalamus
- Anterior nuclear group of thalamus
Major subparts
Name | Type |
laterodorsal thalamic nucleus | gray matter |
Ventroposterior nucleus of thalamus | gray matter |
ventroanterior thalamic nucleus | gray matter |
Lateropolar region of thalamus | gray matter |
ventral lateral thalamic nucleus | gray matter |