Reticular Nucleus Of The Thalamus

Hierarchy level in atlas is 6: 5 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: RT

Abbreviation

RT

Species

Rat

Description of part

Gurdjian 1927; Spreafico et al. 1991. The reticular nucleus is traditionally assigned to the ventral thalamus, along with the very different zona incerta. We have placed it here in the hierarchy because it projects almost exclusively back to the dorsal thalamus.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-2004

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Reference

Author: Swanson L.W.
Title of Book: Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. Third Edition
Year: 2004
Pages: 166-179
Edition: third
Publisher: Elsevier