Intralaminar nuclei of thalamus

The intralaminar nuclei are a group of brain nuclei that the non-specific thalamus ( Truncothalamus ) are assigned. Her greatest representative is the nucleus centromedian, played by the great importance of the nonspecific excitation of the cerebral cortex by the ascending reticular activating system. He is also involved in the integration of motor impulses.

The intralaminar nuclear group receives its afferents from the cerebellum, the spinothalamic tract, from the reticular formation and from premotor and motor cortical areas. Efferent fibers leave the intralaminar nuclei in the direction of the striatum and the cingulate gyrus. Furthermore, there are links to other thalamic nuclei.

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• Martin Trepel: Neuroanatomy. Structure and function., 4th edition. , Elsevier, Urban & Fischer Verlag, Munich and Jena 2008, ISBN 978-3-437-41298-1.

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