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Diencephalon
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Region between midbrain and telencephalon that includes the dorsal thalamus,
hypothalamus and epithalamus (pineal and habenular nucleus) |
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Epithalamus
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Pineal and habenular complex
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Metathalamus
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Medial geniculate (part of the auditory pathway) and lateral geniculate (part of the visual pathway)
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Subthalamus
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Composed of the subthalamic nucleus and zona incerta(functionally connected with the basal ganglia)
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Melatonin
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Peptide hormone released from the pineal gland associated with sleep, puberty, hibernation
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"Relay" thalamic nuclei
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Nuclei that receive input from a specific nucleus and project to specific cerebral cortical targets.
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"Association" thalamic nuclei
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Thalamic nuclei that receive most of their input from the association areas of the cerebral cortex and project back to those cortical regions.
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Association cortex
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Cortical regions involved in interpretation of sensory stimuli, attending to stimuli and motivating responses.
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"Nonspecific" thalamic nuclei
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Thalamic nuclei having broad projections to the cerebral cortex.
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