Lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus

The lateral posterior nucleus is a nucleus of the thalamus.

Lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus
Thalamic nuclei
Details
Identifiers
Latinnucleus lateralis posterior thalami
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_835
TA98A14.1.08.609
TA25697
FMA62177
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

It acts in concert with the pulvinar.

In rodents, the lateral posterior nucleus is considered the homologue of the primate pulvinar.[1]

References

  1. Zhou, N; Maire, PS; Masterson, SP; Bickford, ME (January 2017). "The mouse pulvinar nucleus: organization of the tectorecipient zones". Visual Neuroscience. 34: E011. doi:10.1017/S0952523817000050. ISSN 0952-5238. PMC 6050011. PMID 28965504.
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