Posterior Thalamic Nuclei (definition)

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Definition: A transitional diencephalic zone of the thalamus consisting of complex and varied cells lying caudal to the ventral posterolateral nucleus, medial to the rostal part of the pulvinar, and dorsal to the medial geniculate body. It contains the limitans, posterior, suprageniculate, and submedial nuclei.

Other names Thalamus Posterior Nucleus; Thalamic Nucleus, Suprageniculate; Thalamic Nucleus, Posterior; Thalamic Nuclei, Posterior; Posterior Thalamic Nucleus; Posterior Nuclear Complices; Nucleus, Suprageniculate Thalamic; Nucleus, Supergeniculate; Nucleus, Submedial; Nucleus, Limitans; Nuclei, Posterior Thalamic; Nuclear Complices, Posterior; Nuclear Complex, Posterior; Complices, Posterior Nuclear; Supergeniculate Nucleus; Posterior Thalamic Nuclear Group; Posterior Nuclear Complex; Suprageniculate Thalamic Nucleus; Submedial Nucleus; Posterior Nucleus of Thalamus

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