Lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus

The lateral posterior nucleus is a nucleus of the thalamus.

Lateral posterior nucleus of thalamus
Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventral lateral nucleus VPL = Ventral posterolateral nucleus VPM = Ventral posteromedial nucleus LNG = Lateral nuclear group PUL = Pulvinar MTh = Metathalamus LG = Lateral geniculate nucleus MG = Medial geniculate nucleus
Thalamic nuclei
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Identifiers
Latin	nucleus lateralis posterior thalami
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_835
TA98	A14.1.08.609
TA2	5697
FMA	62177
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

It acts in concert with the pulvinar.

In rodents, the lateral posterior nucleus is considered the homologue of the primate pulvinar.^[1]