Lateral posterior nucleus

Nucleus lateralis posterior

Definition

Lateral posterior nucleus is a dorsal tier nucleus, of the lateral group of thalamic nuclei. Just like lateral dorsal nucleus, the details of the connections of this nucleus are elusive, however, it is believed to have interconnections with the cingulate cortex and the parieto-occipitotemporal (POT) cortex.

References

Text written by Muhammad A. Javaid, MD, PhD © 2022 IMAIOS.

  • Snell, R.S. (2010). ‘Chapter 12: The Thalamus and its Connections’, in Clinical Neuroanatomy. (7th ed.) Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 372.

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