Centromedian Thalamic Nucleus

In the anatomy of the brain, the centromedian nucleus, also known as the centrum medianum, (CM or Cm-Pf) is a part of the intralaminar nucleus (ILN) of the thalamus. There are two centromedian nuclei arranged bilaterally. It contains about 2000 neurons per cubic millimetre and has a volume of about 310 cubic millimetres with 664,000 neurons in total [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centromedian_nucleus].

Synonyms: centromedian nucleus; centrum medianum

Hierarchy: 5

Parent: thalamus

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