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. 2018 Jul 4;5(3):ENEURO.0060-18.2018. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0060-18.2018

Table 2.

Comparison of classifications of human motor-related thalamic nuclei of this study and that of Hassler (1959)

Subcortical afferent sources Nuclear subdivisions of this study Corresponding nuclear subdivisions of Hassler
Substantia nigra pars reticularis VAn Lpo.mc and parts of Lpo and Doi
Medial globus pallidus VAp Voa, marginally Vop, parts of Lpo, Doi, Zo, Doe, and Voi
Deep cerebellar nuclei VL (VLd and VLv) Vim, bulk of Vop, and parts of Voi, Vom, Dim, Doi, Zim, Zo, and Zc