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limitans nucleus (Lim)

Also known as: limitans nucleus, Nucleus limitans, limitans thalamic nucleus, Nucleus limitans thalami, Nucleus limitans opticus (Hassler)

NeuroNames ID: 361

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Name:

Lim

Language:

acronym

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Martin-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain

Name:

limitans nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

limitans nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Hirai-1989

Citation:

Brain Res Brain Res Rev 1989 Jan-Mar;14(1):1-34

Source Title:

A new parcellation of the human thalamus on the basis of histochemical staining

Name:

Nucleus limitans

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Olszewski-1952

Citation:

S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1952

Source Title:

The Thalamus Of The Macaca mulatta: An Atlas For Use With The Stereotaxic Instrument

Name:

Nucleus limitans

Language:

Latin

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Percheron-1996

Citation:

Brain Res Brain Res Rev 1996 Aug;22(2):93-181

Source Title:

The primate motor thalamus

Name:

limitans thalamic nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

Nucleus limitans thalami

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

Nucleus limitans thalami

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Shantha-1968

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1968

Source Title:

A Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Java Monkey Brain (Macaca irus)

Name:

Nucleus limitans opticus (Hassler)

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Jones-1990

Citation:

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 1990;54-55:1-20

Source Title:

Correlation and revised nomenclature of ventral nuclei in the thalamus of human and monkey

Name:

Lim

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Paxinos-2009a

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

Illustrations

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sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

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3D reconstruction in
Macaca mulatta

Species With The Structure

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Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

limitans nucleus

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

limitans nucleus

Source:

Hirai-1989

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

limitans thalamic nucleus

Source:

Mai-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Nucleus limitans opticus (Hassler)

Source:

Jones-1990

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Nucleus limitans thalami

Source:

Mai-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

Nucleus limitans thalami

Source:

Shantha-1968

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

Nucleus limitans

Source:

Olszewski-1952

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

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Source:

Bowden-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Organism:

Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

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Source:

NeuroNames

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.