List of thalamic nuclei

Nuclear groups of the thalamus include:

This traditional list does not fit in several places with human thalamic anatomy


 * anterior nuclear group
 * anteroventral nucleus
 * anterodorsal nucleus
 * anteromedial nucleus
 * Superficial ("lateral dorsal")
 * medial nuclear group (or dorsomedial nucleus]]
 * parvocellular part
 * magnocellular part
 * midline nuclear group or paramedian
 * paratenial nucleus
 * parventricular nucleus
 * reuniens nucleus
 * rhombodoidal nucleus
 * intralaminar nuclear group
 * paracentral nucleus
 * central lateral nucleus
 * central medial nucleus
 * centre median parafascicular group
 * centromedian nucleus
 * parafascicular nucleus
 * 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
 * ventral anterior nucleus
 * ventral lateral nucleus
 * ventral posterior nucleus
 * ventral posterolateral
 * ventral posteromedial
 * metathalamus no more used for the geniculate group
 * medial geniculate body
 * lateral geniculate body


 * thalamic reticular nucleus part of the ventral thalamus