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The lateral posterior nucleus is part of the dorsal tier of the thalamus and has very similar connections and functions to the pulvinar nuclei such as integrating and modulating visual, somatosensory and motor signals.
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Thalamus
The motor thalamus is defined as the territory receiving subcortical afferents from the basal ganglia (nigral and pallidal afferents) and cerebellum, and subsequently projects to the primary motor area, supplementary motor area, and premotor cortex.
