Lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus

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Lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus
Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventral lateral nucleus VPL = Ventral posterolateral nucleus VPM = Ventral posteromedial nucleus LNG = Lateral nuclear group PUL = Pulvinar MTh = Metathalamus LG = Lateral geniculate nucleus MG = Medial geniculate nucleus
Thalamic nuclei
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Identifiers
Latin	nucleus lateralis posterior thalami
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_835
TA98	A14.1.08.609
TA2	5697
FMA	62177
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy[edit on Wikidata]

The lateral posterior nucleus is a nucleus of the thalamus. It represents the rostral continuation of the pulvinar (with which it shares comparable connections - the two may be considered a complex). It is thought to be involved in complex sensory integration.

Anatomy

Connections

Additional connections include the: inferior parietal lobule, cingulate cortex, and medial portion of parahippocampal gyrus.

Afferents

Afferents of the LPN project from the: occipital lobe, precuneus, superior parietal lobule, pretectal area, and superior colliculus.

Efferents

The LPN issues efferents to the precuneus, superior parietal lobule, temporal lobe, and visual association area.

Other animals

In rodents, the lateral posterior nucleus is considered the homologue of the primate pulvinar.

References

^ Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 470, 472. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.
Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York: Elsevier. p. 494. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
Kiernan, John A.; Rajakumar, Nagalingam (2013). Barr's The Human Nervous System: An Anatomical Viewpoint (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-4511-7327-7.
Zhou, N; Maire, PS; Masterson, SP; Bickford, ME (January 2017). "The mouse pulvinar nucleus: organization of the tectorecipient zones". Visual Neuroscience. 34: E011. doi:10.1017/S0952523817000050. ISSN 0952-5238. PMC 6050011. PMID 28965504.