Nuklei Talamus (Thalamus Nuclei)

The thalamic nuclei are the clusters of densely packed neuronal cell bodies that comprise the thalamus. The thalamus is an ovoid, paired gray matter structure, found in the center of the brain, just superior to the brainstem.
Each side of the thalamus contains six groups of nuclei;
Anterior nuclei of thalamus
Lateral nuclei of thalamus
Medial nuclei of thalamus
Intralaminar nuclei of thalamus
Paraventricular (midline) nuclei of thalamus
Reticular nucleus of thalamus
The thalamic nuclei relay and modulate information incoming from the periphery to the cerebral cortex. Basically, almost all ascending neural pathways first synapse within a thalamic nucleus, where the information is sorted, integrated, and analysed by the thalami before they are sent further to the cerebral cortex. This fact makes the thalamus a so-called “gateway” to the cerebral cortex for limbic, motor, and all sensory modalities besides olfaction, including vision, hearing, taste, and somatic sensation.