Subcortical Structures

A topic within Neuroanatomy, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Neuroscience.

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Thalamus Plays a Central Role in Ongoing Cortical Functioning

S. Murray Sherman

Argues the thalamus continuously shapes ongoing cortical computation rather than merely relaying sensory input on its way up to cortex.

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Neuroscience · Neuroanatomy

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Exploring the Thalamus

S. Murray Sherman & R. W. Guillery

Argues the thalamus is not a passive relay but an active gatekeeper that determines which information reaches cortex and how it is transformed en route.

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