Posterior Thalamic Nuclei Definition
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Posterior Thalamic Nuclei: A transitional diencephalic zone of the thalamus consisting of complex and varied cells lying caudal to the ventral posterolateral nucleus, medial to the rostal part of the pulvinar, and dorsal to the medial geniculate body. It contains the limitans, posterior, suprageniculate, and submedial nuclei.
Synonym: posterior nuclear complices, limitans nucleus, thalamus posterior nucleus, suprageniculate thalamic nucleus, supergeniculate nucleus, submedial nucleus, posterior thalamic nucleus, posterior thalamic nuclear group, posterior nucleus of thalamus, posterior nuclear complex.