Lateral dorsal nucleus of thalamus

The lateral dorsal nucleus is a nucleus of the thalamus. It is the most anterior of the dorsal lateral nuclei.

It acts in concert with the anterior nuclei of thalamus.

It receives significant input from several subdivisions of visual cortex, and has a primary output to parietal cortex on the dorsolateral cortical convexity, giving it access to limbic forebrain nuclei important for emotion and behavior functions.

References

1. Lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus
2. Dorsal nucleus of thalamus
3. Thalamus
4. Dorsal nucleus
5. Lateral geniculate nucleus
6. Medial dorsal nucleus
7. Dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway
8. Ventral lateral nucleus
9. Striatum
10. Basal ganglia
11. Spinothalamic tract
12. Index of anatomy articles
13. Ventral posteromedial nucleus
14. Trigeminal nerve
15. Mammillothalamic tract
16. LD
17. Ventral posterolateral nucleus
18. Lentiform nucleus
19. Tegmentum
20. Subthalamic nucleus