Where Is the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Located?

It is located in the posteroventral region of the thalamic nuclei, immediately abutting the pulvinar and posterior to the inferior choroidal point of the choroid plexus. The nucleus' name is from its lateral position relative to the medial geniculate nucleus

medial geniculate nucleus
The effects of medial geniculate lesions were very similar to those reported previously for rats with lesions of the auditory cortex, but contrasted with reports of severe impairments in sound localization following damage to the auditory cortex in other mammalian species.
and the sharp bend (Latin geniculum, "joint") of its laminae.

What lobe is the lateral geniculate nucleus in?

Relay to the fourth-order neurons of the visual pathway occurs in the lateral geniculate body. The majority of the axons are carried in the optic radiation. They curve around the lateral ventricle to reach the visual center in the cortex of the occipital lobe, which is situated above the sulcus of the transverse sinus.

Where is the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus?

The lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN; also called the lateral geniculate body or lateral geniculate complex) is a relay center in the thalamus for the visual pathway. It is a small, ovoid, ventral projection of the thalamus where the thalamus connects with the optic nerve.

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