In the

human brain The human brain is the central organ of the human nervous system, and with the spinal cord makes up the central nervous system. The brain consists of the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum. It controls most of the activities of the ...

, the central lateral nucleus is a part of the anterior

intralaminar nucleus The intralaminar thalamic nuclei (ITN) are collections of neurons in the internal medullary lamina of the thalamus that are generally divided in two groups as follows:Mancall, E., Brock, D. & Gray, H. (2011). Gray's clinical neuroanatomy the anatom ...

in the

thalamus The thalamus (from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is a large mass of gray matter located in the dorsal part of the diencephalon (a division of the forebrain). Nerve fibers project out of the thalamus to the cerebral cortex in all directions, ...

. The intralaminar nuclei project to many different regions of the brain, The

acts generally as a relay point for the brain for other areas of the brain to link to. Where the central lateral nucleus acts as a vital role in consciousness. This area of the brain also affects conditioned emotional responses, such as fear conditioning.

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