Term: Ventral thalamus
Definition: It is usually said that these nuclei do not project to the endbrain, however, a population of neurons in the zona incerta projects to the cerebral cortex (Lin et al. 1990).
Nomenclature: Swanson-1998
| Parents | Relation type |
|---|---|
| Thalamus | is part |
| Related concepts | Relation type |
|---|---|
| Reticular nucleus of the thalamus | has part |
| Geniculate group of the ventral thalamus | has part |
| Zona incerta | has part |
| Peripeduncular nucleus | has part |
| Subparafascicular nucleus | has part |