Thalamus and consciousness: a systematic review on thalamic nuclei associated with consciousness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Consciousness relies on both cortical and subcortical structures and their feedforward and feedback pathways. Within this framework, the thalamus represents a relay station enabling the transmission, reception, and integration of information. However, it is divided into several nuclear groups each composed of functionally heterogeneous nuclei, and, to date, an agreement on which nuclei are most involved in the generation, maintenance, and modulation of consciousness is still lacking.

Methods

To fill this gap, we performed a systematic review by querying 5 electronic databases (MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cinahl Complete) about studies published in the last 20 years exploring the relationship between specific thalamic nuclei/nuclear groups

SUBMITTER: Cacciatore M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12241866 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature