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What is a thalamus?

What is a thalamus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
  2. (botany) The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
  3. A thallus.
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Especially in these cases, MRI findings with high signal intensity in the thalamus and mammillary bodies can be especially important.
The lateroepiphysial or epithalamic veins emerge from the nervous tissue of the habenular trigone situated on the medial side of the thalamus.
The sleep cycle is controlled by a complex system of neurones in the brain stem, thalamus, hypothalamus, and basal forebrain.
Parts of the thalamus, and the frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex that are important in controlling mood, also connect to the hypothalamus.
Peripheral injury results in anatomic and physiologic changes within the dorsal horn, sensory thalamus and cerebral cortex.
Ascending from the medulla and curving dorsolaterally into the tegmentum of the midbrain is the medial lemniscus, on its way to the thalamus.

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