The lateral dorsal nucleus is a nucleus of the thalamus. It is the most anterior of the dorsal lateral nuclei.[1]
| Lateral dorsal nucleus of thalamus | |
|---|---|
 Thalamic nuclei | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus dorsalis lateralis |
| NeuroNames | 326 |
| TA98 | A14.1.08.608 |
| TA2 | 5696 |
| FMA | 62176 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
It acts in concert with the anterior nuclei of thalamus.
It receives significant input from several subdivisions of visual cortex, and has a primary output to parietal cortex on the dorsolateral cortical convexity, giving it access to limbic forebrain nuclei important for emotion and behavior functions.