Cinereous mammilary nucleus

Nucleus mamillaris cinereus

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The cinereous mammillary nucleus is the lateral nucleus of the mammillary body, also projecting to thalamic nuclei and the brainstem, contributing to working memory functions.

References

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.