Neuroanatomy Draw It To Know It

20. Diencephalon 351

Anterior

group

nuclei

Ventroanterior

Ventrolateral

Ventroposterior

Medial group nuclei

Midline group

nuclei

BASAL GANGLIA

CEREBELLUM,

RED NUCLEUS,

(& BASAL GANGLIA)

Lateral Medial

Body Face

SOMATOSENSORY

CORTEX

LIMBIC

SYSTEM

VISUAL

ATTENTION

PREFRONTAL CORTEX

ASCENDING

AROUSAL

SYSTEM

Lateral geniculate

nucleus - VISUAL SYSTEM

Thalamic reticular nucleus:

shell around rostral/ventral/lateral thalamus -

MODULATES THALAMIC OUTPUT

Medial

Lateral

Anterior Posterior

Internal medullary

lamina

Dorsolateral

Intra-

laminar

nuclei

Medial geniculate

nucleus - AUDITORY

SYSTEM

Posterior

group nuclei

Pulvinar

Lateral

posterior

DRAWING 20-4 Th alamus: Anatomy & Function