thalamus

anterior nucleus

dorsomedial

ventral anterior

ventral lateral

ventral posterior lateral

ventral posterior medial

lateral posterior

pulvinar

lateral geniculate nucleus

medial geniculate nucleus

centromedian

thalamic reticular nucleus

describe association nuclei

connect different areas of the cortex with each other

describe relay nuclei

(motor, sensory and limbic relay nuclei) receive information from the periphery and forward it to the cortex

describe the connections of the lateral geniculate nucleus?

Visual-> LGN -> visual cortex

describe the connections of the medial geniculate nucleus?

Auditory-> MGN-> auditory cortex

describe the connections of the ventral posterior lateral and ventral posterior medial nuclei?

Somatosensory -> VPM/ VPL -> somatosensory cortex

describe the connections of the anterior & lateral dorsal nuclei?

Limbic (ento/ hippocampus) -> ANT/ LD -> cingulate/ parietal cortex

describe the connections of the ventral lateral nucleus?

Cerebellum -> VL -> motor cortex

describe the connections of the medial geniculate nucleus? (associative)

Cochlea -> cochlear nuclei -> inferior colliculus -> MGN -> <-primary auditory and auditory association cortices

describe the connections of the lateral geniculate nucleus? (associative)

Retina -> optic tract -> LGN -> <-primary visual & visual association cortices

describe the connections of the ventral posterolateral nucleus? (associative)

spinothalamic/ dorsal column medial lemniscus -> VPL (ventral posterolateral)-> <- somatosensory cortex

describe the connections of the ventral posterior medial? (associative)

Trigeminothalamic tract -> VPM -> <- somatosensory cortex

describe the connections of the anterior nucleus? (associative)

Mammillary bodies -> ANT -> cingulate cortex -> consolidation of memories + selective attention

describe the connections of the lateral dorsal nucleus? (associative)

Entorhinal cortex -> LD -> cingulate cortex & parietal cortex -> motivation + selective attention

describe the connections of the dorsomedial nucleus?

Diffuse input from limbic system -> dorsomedial -> cingulate cortex & prefrontal cortex & orbitofrontal cortex -> inhibition of inappropriate behaviour + mediates executive function

describe the connections of ventral anterior nucleus?

Globus pallidus -> VA -> premotor cortex

draw a Special wiring diagram for motor thalamic nuclei?

draw a Wiring diagram for the thalamic Association nuclei?

draw a Wiring diagram for the Reticular nucleus?

pretty pls draw a diagram of DM? (and the cortices it connects w)

pretty pls draw a diagram of CM/ PF? (and the cortices it connects w)