submedial nucleus (SMN)
Also known as: submedial nucleus, Nucleus submedius thalami, submedial nucleus of thalamus, gelatinosus thalamic nucleus, submedius thalamic nucleus, submedial nucleus of the thalamus
NeuroNames ID: 364
Showing 12 synonym(s)
Name:
submedial nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
human
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Citation:
Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983
Source Title:
Human Neuroanatomy
Name:
submedial nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
Macaca fascicularis
Source:
Martin-1997
Citation:
Primate Information Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 1997.
Source Title:
Template Atlas of the Primate Brain
Name:
Nucleus submedius thalami
Language:
Latin
Organism:
Macaca fascicularis
Source:
Shantha-1968
Citation:
Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1968
Source Title:
A Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Java Monkey Brain (Macaca irus)
Name:
submedial nucleus of thalamus
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Bowden-1997
Citation:
Source Title:
A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology
Name:
gelatinosus thalamic nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Bowden-1997
Citation:
Source Title:
A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology
Name:
submedius thalamic nucleus
Language:
English
Organism:
mouse
Source:
Paxinos-2001
Citation:
Second Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001
Source Title:
The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates
Name:
SM
Language:
acronym
Organism:
macaque
Source:
Martin-2000
Citation:
Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000
Source Title:
Primate Brain Maps: Structure Of The Macaque Brain
Name:
Sub
Language:
acronym
Organism:
mouse
Source:
Paxinos-2001
Citation:
Second Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001
Source Title:
The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates
Name:
SMT
Language:
acronym
Organism:
mouse
Source:
Hof-2000
Citation:
Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000
Source Title:
Comparative Cytoarchitectonic Atlas of the C57BL/6 and 129/Sv Mouse Brains
Name:
submedial nucleus of the thalamus
Language:
English
Organism:
rat
Source:
Swanson-2004
Citation:
Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004
Source Title:
Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain.
Name:
SMT
Language:
acronym
Organism:
rat
Source:
Swanson-2004
Citation:
Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004
Source Title:
Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain.
Name:
SMN
Language:
acronym
Organism:
Unspecified
Source:
NeuroNames
Citation:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Source Title:
NeuroNames
| Equivalent By | Human | Macaque | Rat | Mouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Structure | Has The Structure | Has The Structure | Has The Structure | Has The Structure |
Showing 7 record(s)
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Homo sapiens (human)
Their Name:
submedial nucleus
Source:
Carpenter-1983
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Their Name:
Nucleus submedius thalami
Source:
Shantha-1968
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
gelatinosus thalamic nucleus
Source:
Bowden-1997
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
submedial nucleus of thalamus
Source:
Bowden-1997
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Rattus (rat)
Their Name:
submedial nucleus of the thalamus
Source:
Swanson-2004
Basis:
Internal Structure
Has Equivalent:
Yes
Organism:
Mus (mouse)
Their Name:
submedius thalamic nucleus
Source:
Paxinos-2001
Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.
The Functional CNS Model - Rat (FMrat) ( Swanson-2004) is one of three hierarchical models representing the internal organization of the central nervous system (CNS). The others are the Structural CNS Model - Human (SThmn) and the Functional CNS Model - Human (FMhmn). The FMrat model represents the basic organization of the mouse ( Hof-2000 AMBA-2024 ) and, presumably, other rodents. Functional CNS models differ from structural models in that structures are defined and named by connectivity rather than by proximity to other structures at the same level. Functional models are more useful for representing longitudinal components of are grouped based on information drawn from multiple neuroscientific disciplines. such as connections, neurochemical characteristics, and role in physiogical and behavioral processes. While the Functional Model was developed primarily for an atlas of the rat brain ( Swanson-2004 ), the hierarchical organization of structures is for the most part applicable to the human, macaque, mouse and other mammalian brains as well. Structures at lower levels of the Functional CNS hierarchy are largely the same as in the Classical and Developmental Models, i.e., they were originally identified by stains for gray matter (Nissl substance) and white matter (myelin). At the next higher level they are grouped into basic connectional and functional systems of the CNS, such as the subcortical sensory systems, the brainstem motor system and the behavioral state system. At the highest levels CNS structures are grouped on the basis of dissection and embryologic precursors into cerebrum ( cerebral cortex and cerebral nuclei ), cerebellum, and cerebrospinal trunk.