anterior pulvinar nucleus

anterior pulvinar nucleus (PULant)

The term anterior pulvinar nucleus refers to one of four subdivisions of the pulvinar defined on the basis of cyto-myeloarchitecture in the human ( Carpenter-1983 ) and the macaque ( Olszewski-1952 ). The others are the medial pulvinar nucleus, the lateral pulvinar nucleus and the inferior pulvinar nucleus. It is not found in the rodent ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as: oral pulvinar nucleus, Nucleus pulvinaris oralis, Nucleus pulvinaris oralis thalami, oral nuclear group of pulvinar, oral portion of pulvinar, anterior pulvinar nucleus, oral part of pulvinar

NeuroNames ID: 329

All Names & Sources

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English

anterior pulvinar nucleus

Jones-1985

English

anterior pulvinar nucleus

Mai-1997

English

oral nuclear group of pulvinar

Crosby-1962

English

oral part of pulvinar

Crosby-1962

English

oral portion of pulvinar

Crosby-1962

English

oral pulvinar nucleus

Crosby-1962

English

oral pulvinar nucleus

Szabo-1984

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sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

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3D reconstruction in
Macaca mulatta

Species With The Structure

Equivalent By	Human	Macaque	Rat	Mouse
Topology	Has The Structure	Has The Structure	Does Not Have The Structure	Does Not Have The Structure

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Has Equivalent

Organism

Their Name

Source

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

anterior pulvinar nucleus

Mai-1997

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

Nucleus pulvinaris oralis

Nomina-1983

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

oral nuclear group of pulvinar

Crosby-1962

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

oral part of pulvinar

Crosby-1962

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

oral portion of pulvinar

Crosby-1962

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

oral pulvinar nucleus

Crosby-1962

Topology

Yes

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Nucleus pulvinaris oralis thalami

Shantha-1968

Topology

Yes

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

oral pulvinar nucleus

Szabo-1984

Topology

Yes

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

anterior pulvinar nucleus

Jones-1985

Topology

Yes

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Nucleus pulvinaris oralis

Topology

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Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.