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Diencephalon with Atlas of the Thalamus

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This chapter will concentrate on the dorsal thalamus or simply the thalamus. As can be seen from the terminology associated with the diencephalon, all structures are described by their spatial relationship to the thalamus, being above, below, or behind them. Glutamate is the principal transmitter in the thalamus.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Anatomy and Cellular Biology Fulbright Scholar, Tufts University Health Sciences School, Boston, MA, USA

    Stanley Jacobson PhD (Professor)

  2. Neurology, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA

    Elliott M. Marcus MD (Professor)

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Correspondence to Stanley Jacobson PhD .

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Jacobson, S., Marcus, E.M. (2011). Diencephalon with Atlas of the Thalamus. In: Neuroanatomy for the Neuroscientist. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9653-4_8

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