The thalamus (pl.: thalami; from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter on the lateral walls of the third ventricle forming the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain). Nerve fibers project … See more

The thalamus has multiple functions, and is generally believed to act as a relay station, or hub, relaying information between different subcortical areas and the cerebral cortex. In particular, every sensory system (with the exception of the olfactory system See more

A thalamus damaged by a stroke can lead to thalamic pain syndrome, which involves a one-sided burning or aching sensation often accompanied by See more

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• Krista and Tatiana Hogan - conjoined twins with joined thalami
• Nonmotor region of the ventral nuclear group of the thalamus
• Nucleus ventralis posterior lateralis pars oralis (VPLo), … See more

The thalamus is a paired structure of gray matter about four centimetres long, located in the forebrain which is superior to the midbrain, near the center of the brain with nerve … See more

The thalamic complex is composed of the perithalamus (or prethalamus, previously also known as ventral thalamus), the mid-diencephalic organiser (which forms later the zona limitans intrathalamica (ZLI) ) and the thalamus (dorsal thalamus). The development of the … See more

• Human brain dissection, showing the thalamus. (View from above.)
• Human thalamus along with other subcortical structures, in glass brain.
• The thalamus in a 360° rotation See more