L, pulvinus, a cushion. The posterior extremity of the thalamus slung over the posterior aspect of the internal capsule like a cushion.
A swelling upon the median aspect of the thalamus. It receives a large proportion of the optic tract fibers, and is a way station in the path of the impulses concerned in vision.
The cushion-like nuclear mass in the posterior dorsal thalamus overhanging the geniculate bodies of the midbrain. It has reciprocal connections with areas of parietal, temporal and occipital cortex.
The pulvinar is the caudal-most nucleus of the thalamus that is conventionally divided into oral, inferior, lateral, and medial subnuclei.
