A region of the thalamus where visual information first travels, and then relays the information to the visual cortex. go to glossary index
An important neural waystation on the path from the eye to the brain; ganglion neurons on the retina send their signals to the lateral geniculate nucleus; from there, other neurons carry the signal to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe.
Nucleus in the thalamus that acts as a relay in the visual pathway.
Nuclear complex of the caudal thalamus (metathalamus). It receives crossed and uncrossed fibers of the optic tract and has reciprocal connections with the visual (striate) cortex via the geniculocalcarine tract.
( LGN) (See dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus)
The lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the thalamus is a part of the brain, which is the primary processor of visual information, received from the retina, in the central nervous system.