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Lateral geniculate nucleus

In neuroanatomy, the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN; also called the lateral geniculate body or lateral geniculate complex) is a structure in the thalamus and a key component of the mammalian visual pathway. It is a small, ovoid, ventral projection of the thalamus where the thalamus connects with the optic nerve. There are two LGNs, one on the left and…

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Acronym
LGN
Artery
Anterior choroidal and Posterior cerebral
FMA
62209
Latin
corpus geniculatum laterale
NeuroLex ID
birnlex_1662
NeuroNames
352

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Ipsilateral and contralateral layers

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Function in visual perception

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related to vLGN · 5
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related to dLGN · 3
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Artery · 1
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lgn visual layers thalamus cortex optic vlgn cells also lateral axons nucleus information magnocellular receives brain input neurons geniculate humans

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Lateral geniculate nucleusAcronymLGN1.00infobox
Lateral geniculate nucleusArteryAnterior choroidal and Posterior cerebral1.00infobox
Lateral geniculate nucleusFMA622091.00infobox
Lateral geniculate nucleusLatincorpus geniculatum laterale1.00infobox
Lateral geniculate nucleusNeuroLex IDbirnlex_16621.00infobox
Lateral geniculate nucleusNeuroNames3521.00infobox
Lateral geniculate nucleusPart ofThalamus1.00infobox
Lateral geniculate nucleusSystemVisual1.00infobox
Lateral geniculate nucleusTA256661.00infobox
Lateral geniculate nucleusTA98A14.1.08.3021.00infobox
Lateral geniculate nucleusVeinTerminal vein1.00infobox
cats generally only have Linstance ofrouting primarily through the superior colliculus and thalamic pulvinar nucleus onto posterior parietal cortex and visual area MT.Non-primatesOther mammals0.80text

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