| List of thalamic nuclei | |
|---|---|
 Thalamic nuclei: (left thalamus from left) MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventral lateral nucleus VPL = Ventral posterolateral nucleus VPM = Ventral posteromedial nucleus LNG = Lateral nuclear group PUL = Pulvinar MTh = Metathalamus LG = Lateral geniculate nucleus MG = Medial geniculate nucleus | |
 Thalamic nuclei (right thalamus from above) | |
| Identifiers | |
| MeSH | D013787 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.602 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
This traditional list does not accord strictly with human thalamic anatomy.
Nuclear groups of the thalamus include:
- anterior nuclear group
- anteroventral nucleus
- anterodorsal nucleus
- anteromedial nucleus
- superficial ("lateral dorsal")
- medial nuclear group (or dorsomedial nucleus)
- midline nuclear group or paramedian
- paratenial nucleus
- paraventricular thalamus
- reuniens nucleus (a.k.a. medioventral nucleus)
- rhomboidal nucleus
- interanteromedial[1]
- intermediodorsal[1]
- Intralaminar nuclear group (Intralaminar nuclei)
- anterior (rostral) group
- posterior (caudal) intralaminar group
- lateral nuclear group in fact a false entity replaced by
- posterior region
- pulvinar
- lateral posterior nucleus belongs to pulvinar
- (lateral dorsal nucleus) belongs to anterior group
- ventral nuclear group
- posterior region
- metathalamus no longer used for the geniculate group
- thalamic reticular nucleus part of the ventral thalamus
- ^ a b Sheridan, Nicholas; Tadi, Prasanna (2023), "Neuroanatomy, Thalamic Nuclei", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 31751098, retrieved 2023-09-17