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Thalamus

The thalamus (pl.: thalami; from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter on the lateral wall of the third ventricle forming the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain). Nerve fibers project out of the thalamus to the cerebral cortex in all directions, known as the thalamocortical radiations, allowing hub-like…

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Artery
Posterior cerebral artery and branches
FMA
62007
Latin
thalamus dorsalis
MeSH
D013788
NeuroLex ID
birnlex_954
NeuroNames
300

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Thalamus

Nodes134
Edges133
Triples74
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014925
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related to The formation of the mid-diencephalic organiser (MDO) · 10
Thalamus → At, Besides, Fez, MDO, Members, Otx, SHH, The MDO, Wnt, ZLI
related to Maturation and parcellation of the thalamus · 8
Thalamus → After, In, MDO, MDO/alar, SHH, SHH-a, SHH-b, Studies
related to Early brain development · 7
Thalamus → After, Data, Fez, Otx, OTX1, OTX2, Posteriorly
related to Blood supply · 4
Thalamus → Percheron, Some, The, These
related to Clinical significance · 4
Thalamus → Bilateral, Korsakoff, Percheron, The
related to Function · 4
Thalamus → For, In, Similarly, The
related to Thalamic nuclei · 4
Thalamus → Additional, The, This, Y-shaped
is a · 3
Thalamus → indicator of the start of multiple sclerosis, largest structure deriving from the embryonic diencephalon, neothalamus
related to Additional images · 3
Thalamus → Human, The, View
related to Anatomy · 3
Thalamus → Each, In, The

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thalamic lateral cerebral nuclei cortex medial ventral nucleus posterior brain anterior dorsal diencephalon mdo development part two sensory shh neurons

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ThalamusArteryPosterior cerebral artery and branches1.00infobox
ThalamusFMA620071.00infobox
ThalamusLatinthalamus dorsalis1.00infobox
ThalamusMeSHD0137881.00infobox
ThalamusNeuroLex IDbirnlex_9541.00infobox
ThalamusNeuroNames3001.00infobox
ThalamusPart ofDiencephalon1.00infobox
ThalamusPartsSee List of thalamic nuclei1.00infobox
ThalamusTA256781.00infobox
ThalamusTA98A14.1.08.101 A14.1.08.6011.00infobox
ThalamusTEE5.14.3.4.2.1.81.00infobox
Thalamusis aneothalamus0.90text
Thalamusis alargest structure deriving from the embryonic diencephalon0.90text
Thalamusis aindicator of the start of multiple sclerosis0.90text

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