anterior nuclear group

Mostly gray regional part of anterior thalamic region, consisting of the anterior medial, anterior dorsal and anterior lateral thalamic nuclei in primates. In rodents, it consists of anterior medial and anterior ventral divisions, with several subdivisions of each, according to Paxinos (MM: 2006-10-26). Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the anterior nuclear group is

Mostly gray regional part of anterior thalamic region, consisting of the anterior medial, anterior dorsal and anterior lateral thalamic nuclei in primates. In rodents, it consists of anterior medial and anterior ventral divisions, with several subdivisions of each, according to Paxinos (MM: 2006-10-26). The atlas records it as a nerve at the organ scale in the human body.

Where the anterior nuclear group is

It sits within the nervous system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the anterior nuclear group connects to

The atlas records 5 typed relationships for it, across 3 kinds of connection. part of dorsal thalamus.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the anterior nuclear group. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as ANG, anterior nuclear group, anterior nuclear group of thalamus, anterior nuclei of thalamus, anterior nucleus of thalamus and anterior thalamic group, and 15 more. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0002788, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Questions

Where is the anterior nuclear group?

It sits within the nervous system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the anterior nuclear group connect to?

Part of: dorsal thalamus.

Is the anterior nuclear group the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.