Lateral nuclear group

{{Short description|Group of thalamic nuclei}}

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| Name = Lateral nuclear group

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| Caption = Thalamic nuclei: (left thalamus, left view)
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

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| Caption2 = Thalamic nuclei
(right thalamus viewed from above right)

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The lateral nuclear group is a collection of nuclei on the lateral side of the thalamus. This nucleus group is one of the three regions of the thalamus which result from trisection by the Y-shaped internal medullary lamina.{{Citation |last=Sheridan |first=Nicholas |title=Neuroanatomy, Thalamic Nuclei |date=2023 |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549908/ |work=StatPearls |access-date=2023-09-17 |place=Treasure Island (FL) |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |pmid=31751098 |last2=Tadi |first2=Prasanna}}

The name "lateral nuclear group" is also given to a subset of the lateral group of nuclei which result from trisection by the internal medullary lamina. The lateral nuclear group consists of the following:

• lateral dorsal nucleus
• lateral posterior nucleus
• pulvinar nuclei

The lateral region of the thalamus which results from trisection by the internal medullary lamina also includes the ventral nuclear group and the lateral and medial geniculate nuclei.