Thalamus Nuclei

Corticospinal tract

What is the projection of CM nucleus?

CN II

What is the projection of LGN nucleus?

CN VIII

What is the projection of MGN nucleus?

CN V

What is the projection of VPM nucleus?

dorsal column tract, lateral spinothalamic tract

What is the projection of VPL nucleus?

GPi, substantia nigra, dentate of cerebellum (VL only)

What is the projection of VA and VL nucleus?

Attention and arousal

What is the sense for the CM nucleus?

Vision

What is the sense for the LGN nucleus?

Audition

What is the sense for the MGN nucleus?

Face and taste

What is the sense for the VPM nucleus?

Body sensations

What is the sense for the VPL nucleus?

Motor

What is the sense for the VA and VL nuclei?

Striatum in the basal ganglia

What is the CM nucleus projection from the thalamus?

Cuneus and lingual gyrus

What is the LGN nucleus projection from the thalamus?

Superior temporal lobe

What is the MGN nucleus projection from the thalamus?

Lateral postcentral gyrus

What is the VPM nucleus projection from the thalamus?

Postcentral gyrus

What is the VPL nucleus projection from the thalamus?

Precentral gyrus

What is the VA and VL nuclei projection from the thalamus?