Thalamus Flashcards
(29 cards)
What are the inputs of the anterior nucleus?
Limbic system
What are the outputs of the anterior nucleus?
Cingulate gyrus
What are the inputs of the Mediodorsal nuclei?
Olfactory cortex and Spinothalamic tract
What are the outputs of the Mediodorsal nuclei?
Olfactory inputs go to the insular cortex and orbitofrontal cortex
What are the inputs of the lateral dorsal nuclei?
Limbic system
What are the outputs of the lateral dorsal system?
Cingulate gyrus
What are the inputs of the Pulvinar and Lateral Posterior nuclei?
Many sensory systems
What are the outputs of the Pulvinar and Lateral Posterior nuclei?
Association Cortex
What are the inputs of the ventral lateral and ventral anterior nuclei?
Cerebellum, Globus Pallidus, and Substantia Nigra
What are the outputs of the ventral lateral and ventral anterior nuclei?
Cortical areas 4 and 6
What are the inputs of the VPL?
Medial Leminiscus and ALS
What are the outputs of the VPL?
Somatic sensory cortex (1,2,3) and some area 4
What are the inputs of VPM?
TTT and STT
What are the outputs of VPM?
Somatic sensory cortex (1,2,3) and some 4. Taste to insular cortex
What are the inputs to the medial geniculate?
The inferior Colliculus
What are the outputs to the medial geniculate?
The auditory cortex
What are the inputs to the Lateral geniculate?
The retinal ganglion cells
What are the outputs to the lateral geniculate?
Visual cortex (area 17)
What are the inputs to the centromedian nuclei?
Globus Pallidus and Nigra, spinal cord
What are the outputs to the centromedian cortex?
Motor cortex and Striatum
What is the function of the anterior and laterodorsal nuclei?
Emotion and cognition
What is the mediodorsal nuclei function?
Cognition, emotion, and flavor
pulvinar and lateroposterior function?
Attention to visual and other stimuli
Ventrolateral/anterior function?
Motor
