Term Name:	lateral dorsal nucleus
Synonyms:	dorsal thalamus, lateral group, lateral dorsal nucleus of the thalamus, lateral group of nuclei, dorsal division, laterodorsal nucleus nucleus of thalamus, laterodorsal nucleus of the thalamus, laterodorsal nucleus thalamic nucleus, LD, nucleus dorsalis superficialis (hassler), nucleus dorsolateralis thalami, nucleus lateralis dorsalis, nucleus lateralis dorsalis of thalamus, nucleus lateralis dorsalis thalami, nucleus lateralis thalami dorsalis
Definition:	The lateral dorsal nucleus is a nucleus of the thalamus. It acts in concert with the anterior nuclei of thalamus. It receives significant input from several subdivisions of visual cortex, and has a primary output to parietal cortex on the dorsolateral cortical convexity, giving it access to limbic forebrain nuclei important for emotion and behavior functions.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002984]