Midline nuclear group
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The midline nuclear group (or midline thalamic nuclei) a region of the thalamus consisting of the following nuclei:
- paraventricular nucleus of thalamusThalamusThe thalamus is a midline paired symmetrical structure within the brains of vertebrates, including humans. It is situated between the cerebral cortex and midbrain, both in terms of location and neurological connections...
(nucleus paraventricularis thalami) - not to be confused with paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus - paratenial nucleus (nucleus parataenialis)
- reuniens nucleus (nucleus reuniens)
- rhomboidal nucleus (nucleus commissuralis rhomboidalis)
- subfascicular nucleus (nucleus subfascicularis)