The nucleus reuniens is a region of the thalamic midline nuclear group.[1][2] In the human brain, it is located in the interthalamic adhesion (massa intermedia).[3][4]
Nucleus reuniens | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | nucleus reuniens |
NeuroNames | 309 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_770 |
TA98 | A14.1.08.632 |
FMA | 62153 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata] |
The nucleus reuniens receives afferent input from a large number of structures, mainly from limbic and limbic-associated structures.[5] It sends projections to the medial prefrontal cortex, the hippocampus, perirhinal cortex, and entorhinal cortex,[6][7][8] although there exist sparse connections to many other afferent structures as well.[9]
The unique medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampal connectivity allows reuniens to regulate neural traffic in this cortical network related to changes in an organism's attentiveness,[10] making reuniens critical to associative learning,[11] memory retrieval,[12] memory generalization,[13] spatial route planning,[14] and resilience to stress.[15]