Cell groups within the internal medullary lamina of the thalamus. They include a rostral division comprising the paracentral, central lateral, central dorsal, and central medial nuclei, and a caudal division composed of the centromedian and parafascicular nuclei.
Synonyms: paracentral nucleus thalamus; paracentral thalamic nucleus; nucleus paracentral thalami; paracentral nucleus of thalamus; nucleus paracentral; nucleus centralis lateralis superiorcentral dorsal nucleus; central dorsal thalamic nucleus; central lateral nucleus; central lateral thalamic nucleuscentral medial nucleuscentral medial thalamic nucleus; centromedian nucleusventromedian thalamic nucleus; interlaminar nuclei of thalamus; intralaminar nuclear group; intralaminar thalamic nuclei; paracentral nucleus; parafascicular nucleus; parafascicular thalamic nucleus; reticulate nuclei of thalamus; rostral intralaminar nuclei
Hierarchy: 5
Parent: thalamus
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