Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus
| Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus tegmentalis posterolateralis |
| NeuroNames | 1256 |
| NeuroLex ID | nlx_144472 |
| TA98 | A14.1.06.318 |
| TA2 | 5894 |
| FMA | 77654 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The laterodorsal tegmental nucleus (or lateroposterior tegmental nucleus) is a nucleus situated in the brainstem, spanning the midbrain tegmentum and the pontine tegmentum. Its location is one-third of the way from the pedunculopontine nucleus to the thalamus, inferior to the pineal gland.