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collothalamus

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Etymology

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Coined by Ann B. Butler in 1994, based on the fact that it receives its primary input from the midbrain roof (cf. colliculi).[1]

Noun

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collothalamus

  1. The caudal division of the dorsal thalamus in anamniotes
    Coordinate term: lemnothalamus

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References

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  1. ^ Ann B. Butler (1994) “The evolution of the dorsal thalamus of jawed vertebrates, including mammals: cladistic analysis and a new hypothesis”, in Brain Research Reviews[1]