Thalamus

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• Thalamic afferents to the cerebral cortex ( neocortex) are excitatory glutamatergic neurons that innervate:
• pyramidal cells of layers 3, 5 & 6
• spiny neurons of layer 4
• large basket cells of layers 3 & 5
• neurogliaform cells of layer 4

More General Terms

• brain structure

Additional Terms

• thalamic infarction

References

Clarke, D., UCLA Dept of Neurobehavior

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