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Medial geniculate body
| Name: | Medial geniculate body |
| Description: | Nuclear complex of the thalamus situated on the caudal, subpial aspect of the thalamus (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 622).[1] |
| Synonym(s): | corpus geniculatum mediale, medial geniculate complex, medial geniculate nucleus |
| Is part of: | Metathalamus, auditory system |
| Has role: | Thalamic relay nucleus |
| Abbreviation: | MGN |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_1670 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 338 |
| Topography defining Criteria: | Found medially to the lateral geniculate body in humans and ventral to it in cats, intercalated between the fibers of the brachium of the inferior colliculus and those of the auditory radiation. |
Neurons in Medial geniculate body
Thalamus geniculate nucleus (medial) principal neuron are neurons that can be found in Medial geniculate body or its parts.
Axons in Medial geniculate body
Colliculus Inferior GABAergic Principal Cell, Colliculus inferior principal cell are neurons or parts of neurons whose axons can be found in Medial geniculate body or its parts.
Dendrites in Medial geniculate body
Thalamus geniculate nucleus (medial) principal neuron are neurons whose dendrites can be found in Medial geniculate body or its parts.
Parts of Medial geniculate body
Inferred incoming projections for Medial geniculate body
The following brain regions send axons into Medial geniculate body: Inferior colliculus. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
References
- ↑ PMID:ISBN:0195026942
- BAMS ID: 329
- Abbreviation Source: NeuroNames_abbrevSource
Facts about Medial geniculate bodyRDF feed
| Abbrev | MGN + |
| AbbrevSource | NeuroNames_abbrevSource + |
| BamsID | 329 + |
| BamsLink | http://brancusi.usc.edu/bkms/brain/show-braing2.php?aidi=329 + |
| Created | 5 March 2007 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | Nuclear complex of the thalamus situated on the caudal, subpial aspect of the thalamus (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 622). |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Has role | Thalamic relay nucleus + |
| Id | birnlex_1670 + |
| Is part of | Metathalamus +, and Auditory system + |
| Label | Medial geniculate body + |
| ModifiedDate | 21 March 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=338 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Synonym | corpus geniculatum mediale +, medial geniculate complex +, and medial geniculate nucleus + |
| TomoDefiningCriteria | Found medially to the lateral geniculate body in humans and ventral to it in cats, intercalated between the fibers of the brachium of the inferior colliculus and those of the auditory radiation. |
| Umlscui | C0086596 + |