lateral pulvinar nucleus

lateral pulvinar nucleus (LPul)

The term lateral 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 inferior pulvinar nucleus, the medial pulvinar nucleus and the anterior pulvinar nucleus. It is not found in the rodent ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as: lateral pulvinar nucleus, Nucleus pulvinaris lateralis, Nucleus pulvinaris thalami, pars lateralis, Nucleus pulvinaris lateralis thalami, lateral pulvinar nucleus of thalamus, Nucleus pulvinaris lateralis (Hassler)

NeuroNames ID: 330

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English

lateral pulvinar nucleus

Carpenter-1983

English

lateral pulvinar nucleus

Martin-1997

English

lateral pulvinar nucleus of thalamus

Roberts-1970

Illustrations

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labeled line drawings of
sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

multiple views of
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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Basis

Has Equivalent

Organism

Their Name

Source

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

lateral pulvinar nucleus

Carpenter-1983

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

lateral pulvinar nucleus of thalamus

Roberts-1970

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

Nucleus pulvinaris lateralis

Nomina-1983

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

Nucleus pulvinaris lateralis (Hassler)

Jones-1990

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

Nucleus pulvinaris lateralis thalami

Roberts-1970

Topology

Yes

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

lateral pulvinar nucleus

Martin-1997

Topology

Yes

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Nucleus pulvinaris lateralis thalami

Shantha-1968

Topology

Yes

Macaca fuscata (Macaca fuscata)

Nucleus pulvinaris thalami, pars lateralis

Kusama-1970

Topology

Yes

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Nucleus pulvinaris lateralis

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.