reticular nucleus of thalamus

E764628

The reticular nucleus of the thalamus is a thin shell of inhibitory (GABAergic) neurons surrounding the thalamus that regulates thalamocortical signaling and plays a key role in attention and sleep rhythms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf GABAergic nucleus ⓘ
inhibitory nucleus ⓘ
thalamic nucleus ⓘ
alsoKnownAs nucleus reticularis thalami ⓘ
thalamic reticular nucleus ⓘ
associatedWith absence epilepsy ⓘ
attention-deficit disorders ⓘ
sleep disorders ⓘ
axonProjection intralaminar thalamic nuclei ⓘ
thalamic relay nuclei ⓘ
borderedBy internal capsule ⓘ
cellType GABAergic neuron ⓘ
contains GABAergic interneurons ⓘ
parvalbumin-positive neurons ⓘ
somatostatin-positive neurons ⓘ
function generation and modulation of sleep spindles ⓘ
modulation of sensory information flow to cortex ⓘ
regulation of arousal states ⓘ
regulation of attention ⓘ
regulation of thalamocortical signaling ⓘ
synchronization of thalamocortical oscillations ⓘ
hasShape thin shell ⓘ
involvedIn epileptic spike-wave discharges ⓘ
selective attention ⓘ
sensory gating ⓘ
sleep-wake cycle ⓘ
locatedIn thalamus ⓘ
marker GAD67 expression ⓘ
parvalbumin expression ⓘ
neurotransmitter GABA ⓘ
partOf diencephalon ⓘ
forebrain ⓘ
thalamic complex ⓘ
projectionType inhibitory ⓘ
projectsTo thalamic relay nuclei ⓘ
receivesInputFrom brainstem reticular formation ⓘ
cerebral cortex ⓘ
thalamic relay nuclei ⓘ
receivesInputType collaterals of corticothalamic fibers ⓘ
collaterals of thalamocortical fibers ⓘ
receivesModulatoryInputFrom cholinergic brainstem nuclei ⓘ
noradrenergic locus coeruleus ⓘ
linked to: locus coeruleus

serotonergic raphe nuclei ⓘ
separatedFrom thalamus by external medullary lamina ⓘ
speciesPresentIn human ⓘ
primate ⓘ
rodent ⓘ
surrounds dorsal thalamus ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

thalamus → hasPart → reticular nucleus of thalamus ⓘ
reticular nucleus of thalamus → alsoKnownAs → thalamic reticular nucleus ⓘ
linked to: reticular nucleus of thalamus
reticular nucleus of thalamus → alsoKnownAs → nucleus reticularis thalami ⓘ
linked to: reticular nucleus of thalamus