| Synonyms: |
centromedial thalamic nucleus,
centrum medianum,
centrum medianum thalami,
CMn,
noyau centre median of Luys,
nucleus centralis centralis,
nucleus centralis thalami (Hassler),
nucleus centri mediani thalami,
nucleus centromedianus,
nucleus centromedianus thalami,
nucleus centrum medianum
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| Definition: |
In the anatomy of the brain, the centromedian nucleus, also known as the centrum medianum, (CM or Cm-Pf) is a part of the intralaminar nucleus (ILN) of the thalamus. There are two centromedian nuclei arranged bilaterally. It contains about 2000 neurons per cubic millimetre and has a volume of about 310 cubic millimetres with 664,000 neurons in total. [WP,unvetted]. |