| Pulvinar nuclei | |
|---|---|
 Hind- and mid-brains; postero-lateral view. (Pulvinar visible near top.) | |
 Thalamic nuclei: 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 | |
| Details | |
| Part of | Thalamus |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nuclei pulvinares (the nuclei plurally); pulvinar thalami (the set of nuclei singularly) |
| MeSH | D020649 |
| NeuroNames | 328 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_824 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.104 A14.1.08.610 |
| TA2 | 5665, 5698 |
| FMA | 62178 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The pulvinar nuclei or nuclei of the pulvinar (nuclei pulvinares) are the nuclei (cell bodies of neurons) located in the thalamus (a part of the vertebrate brain).[1] As a group they make up the collection called the pulvinar of the thalamus (pulvinar thalami), usually just called the pulvinar.
The pulvinar is usually grouped as one of the lateral thalamic nuclei in rodents and carnivores, and stands as an independent complex in primates.
Pulvinar acts as an association nucleus that, along with medial dorsal nucleus, connected with parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes, but the function is largely unknown. No distinctive syndrome or obvious sensory deficit can be linked to either one.[2]
- ^ Baud, RH; et al., "Latin index of TA98, Terminologia Anatomica version 1998", Federative International Programme on Anatomical Terminologies (FIPAT), International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA), hosted by the University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
- ^ Vanderah, Todd W.; Gould, Douglas J.; Nolte, John (2016). Nolte's The human brain: an introduction to its functional anatomy (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. pp. 408–409. ISBN 978-1-4557-2859-6.