lemnothalamus
English
Etymology
Coined by Ann B. Butler in 1994, based on the fact that it receives its primary input from lemniscal pathways.[1]
Noun
lemnothalamus
- The rostral division of the dorsal thalamus in anamniotes
- Coordinate term: collothalamus
Derived terms
- lemnothalamic
References
- Ann B. Butler (1994), “The evolution of the dorsal thalamus of jawed vertebrates, including mammals: cladistic analysis and a new hypothesis”, in Brain Research Reviews