Macchi G, Bentivoglio M, Minciacchi D, Molinari M
Istituto di Neurologia, Università Cattolica, Roma, Italy.
Ital J Neurol Sci. 1996 Apr;17(2):105-29. doi: 10.1007/BF02000842.
The last decade has witnessed major changes in the experimental approach to the study of the thalamus and to the analysis of the anatomical and functional interrelations between thalamic nuclei and cortical areas. The present review focuses on the novel anatomical approaches to thalamo-cortical connections and thalamic functions in the historical framework of the classical studies on the thalamus. In the light of the most recent data it is here discussed that: a) the thalamus can subserve different functions according to functional changes in the cortical and subcortical afferent systems; b) the multifarious thalamic cellular entities play a crucial role in the different functional states.
过去十年见证了丘脑研究的实验方法以及丘脑核团与皮质区域之间解剖学和功能相互关系分析方面的重大变化。本综述聚焦于在丘脑经典研究的历史框架下，丘脑 - 皮质连接及丘脑功能的新型解剖学方法。根据最新数据，本文讨论了以下内容：a）丘脑可根据皮质和皮质下传入系统的功能变化发挥不同功能；b）多种丘脑细胞实体在不同功能状态中起关键作用。
