Medical Definition of Nucleus centromedianus

1. A large, lentil-shaped cell group, the largest and most caudal of the intralaminar nuclei, located within the lamina medullaris interna of the thalamus between the mediodorsal nucleus and ventrobasal nucleus; so called by Luys because of its prominent appearance on frontal sections midway between the anterior and posterior pole of the human thalamus. The nucleus receives numerous fibres from the internal segment of the globus pallidus by way of the thalamic fasciculus, ansa lenticularis, and lenticular fasciculus as well as projections from area 4 of the motor cortex; its major efferent connection is with the putamen although collaterals reach broad areas of the cerebral cortex. Synonym: nucleus centromedianus, centre median de Luys, centrum medianum. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nucleus Centromedianus

nucleus accumbens
nucleus accumbens septi
nucleus acusticus
nucleus alae cinereae
nucleus ambiguus
nucleus amygdalae
nucleus anterodorsalis
nucleus anteromedialis
nucleus anteroventralis
nucleus arcuatus
nucleus arcuatus thalami
nucleus basalis of Ganser
nucleus caudatus
nucleus centralis lateralis thalami
nucleus centralis tegmenti superior
nucleus centromedianus (current term)
nucleus colliculi inferioris
nucleus corporis geniculati medialis
nucleus cuneatus
nucleus cuneatus accessorius
nucleus dentatus cerebelli
nucleus dorsalis
nucleus dorsalis corporis trapezoidei
nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi
nucleus dorsomedialis hypothalami
nucleus emboliformis
nucleus facialis
nucleus fasciculi gracilis
nucleus fastigii
nucleus fibrosus linguae

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