• DOI:10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00581-2
Corpus ID: 17846130

Viewpoint: the core and matrix of thalamic organization

@article{Jones1998ViewpointTC,
  title={Viewpoint: the core and matrix of thalamic organization},
  author={E. Jones},
  journal={Neuroscience},
  year={1998},
  volume={85},
  pages={331-345}
}

E. Jones

Published 1998

Psychology, Medicine

Neuroscience

The integration of the whole cerebral cortex and thalamus during forebrain activities that underlie different states of consciousness, requires pathways for the dispersion of thalamic activity across many cortical areas. Past theories have relied on the intralaminar nuclei as the sources of diffuse thalamocortical projections that could facilitate spread of activity across the cortex. A case is made for the presence of a matrix of superficially-projecting cells, not confined to the intralaminar… CONTINUE READING

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