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Thalamus
The thalamus is key structure that relays information to the cortex associated with motor and sensory information. (These will further be described during the Functional Neuroanatomy lectures.)
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- There are also thalamus nuclei that form the connections in the memory and emotion circuit from the hippocampal formation. This portion of the thalamus and hypothalamus will be described in the functional neurocircuitry of the limbic system lecture.
- Interthalamic adhesion.
Hypothalamus
The hypothalamus contains key limbic-associated nuclear groups.
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- Infundibulum (this connecting stalk may be missing on brain specimens)
- Mammillary bodies: Receives information for hippocampal formation via the fornix and projects to the thalamus. This is part of Papez circuit that will described in the Limbic System lecture.
Note
The optic chiasm is located anterior and ventral (inferior) to the hypothalamus.
Epithalamus
Pineal gland
Check yourself 2.1.
Diencephalon components and associated structures. Specimen from Neuroanatomy Collection, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. (Tap the right arrow for labels)
