Abstract
The thalamic reticular nucleus is a sheet of neurons which enfolds the dorsal thalamus laterally. It lies between the external medullary lamina and the internal capsule. The superior and inferior poles of the nucleus bend medially; thus, the reticular nucleus gets its shell-like shape. The thalamocortical and corticothalamic fibers, which all have to traverse the reticular nucleus, give collaterals to this nucleus (Jones 1985). Moreover, afferents of the reticular nucleus come from the cholinergic nuclei of the basal forebrain and from various brain stem nuclei (Cornwall et al. 1990; Parè et al. 1990). The reticular nucleus is composed of GABAergic neurons which provide inhibitory projections to the dorsal thalamic nuclei.
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Ulfig, N. (2002). Thalamic Reticular Complex. In: Calcium-Binding Proteins in the Human Develo** Brain. Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 165. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59425-0_10
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