Ventral Group Of The Dorsal Thalamus

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

abbreviation: VENT

Abbreviation

VENT

Species

Rat

Description of part

These nuclei innervate preferentially somatic sensory and motor cortical areas.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-1998

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The position of this brain part in hierarchy was collated from the associated reference

Reference

Author: Swanson LW
Title of Book: Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Year: 1998
Pages: 196-213
Edition: second
Publisher: Elsevier