thalamic nuclei

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lateral geniculate

visual info

inputs: retina ganglion cell, superior colliculus

outputs: primary visual cortex (occipital lobe)

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medial geniculate

auditory info

inputs: inferior colliculus, auditory brainstem

outputs: primary auditory cortex (temporal lobe → superior temporal gyrus, which overlaps with temporal operculum)

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ventral anterior nuclei

motor info

reciprocal connections with frontal lobe motor cortices (premotor and supplementary motor)

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ventral lateral nuclei

motor info

reciprocal connections with primary motor cortex (frontal lobe, precentral gyrus) and premotor area

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ventral posterolateral (VPL)

somatosensory info from body from medial lemniscus, spinothalamic tracts

somatosensory cortex

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ventral posteromedial (VPM)

somatosensory info from face from trigeminothalamic tract

somatosensory cortex

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gustatory nucleus

is part of VPM

input from solitary nucleus

output to insular cortex, opercula