Scientific Understanding of Consciousness
Consciousness as an Emergent Property of Thalamocortical Activity

Major Thalamic Nuclei and Their Connections

(Fix; High-Yield Neuroanatomy, 89)

(A)  Dorsolateral aspect and major nuclei

VA = ventral anterior nucleus;

VL = ventral lateral nucleus;

VPL = ventral posterior lateral nucleus_.;

VPM = ventral posterior medial nucleus.

 

(B)  Major afferent and efferent connections

 

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