Table 1.
Connotation of thalamic “sub-territories” as implemented in the three-dimensional atlas of the human thalamus, after Krauth et al. (2010)
| Name | Abbreviation | Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anterodorsal Nucleus | AD | Posterior nucleus | Po |
| Anteromedial nucleus | AM | Anterior pulvinar | PuA |
| Anteroventral nucleus | AV | Inferior pulvinar | Pul |
| Central medial nucleus | CeM | Lateral pulvinar | PuL |
| Central lateral nucleus | CL | Parvalbumin | PV |
| Center médian nucleus | CM | Suprageniculate nucleus | SG |
| Fasciculus cerebello-thalamicus | fct | Nucl. Tegmenti pedunculopontinus, pars compacta | TPP |
| Habenular nucleus | Hb | Ventral anterior nucleus | VA |
| Lateral dorsal nucleus | LD | Ventral anterior nucleus (magnocellular divisions) | VAmc |
| Lateral geniculate nucleus (magnocellular layers) | LGNmc | Ventral anterior nucleus (parvocellular divisions) | VApc |
| Lateral geniculate nucleus (parvocellular layers) | LGNpc | Ventral lateral nucleus | VL |
| Limitans nucleus | Li | Ventral lateral anterior nucleus | VLa |
| Lateral posterior nucleus | LP | Ventral lateral posterior nucleus | VLp |
| Mediodorsal nucleus | MD | Ventral lateral posterior nucleus (dorsal division) | VLpd |
| Mediodorsal nucleus (parvocellular division) | MDpc | Ventral lateral posterior nucleus (ventral division) | VLpv |
| Mediodorsal nucleus (magnocellular division) | MDmc | Ventral medial nucleus | VM |
| Medial geniculate nucleus | MGN | Ventral posterior inferior nucleus | VPI |
| Mamillothalamic tract | Mtt | Ventral posterior lateral nucleus | VPL |
| Medioventral nucleus | MV | Ventral posterior lateral nucleus (anterior divisions) | VPLa |
| Parafascicular nucleus | Pf | Ventral posterior lateral nucleus (posterior divisions) | VPLp |
| Subparafascicular nucleus | sPf | Ventral posterior medial nucleus | VPM |
| Medial pulvinar | PuM | ||