either of the two contiguous egg-shaped masses of grey matter at the base of the brain
2.
both of these masses considered as a functional unit
3.
the receptacle or torus of a flower
Derived forms
thalamic (θəˈlæmɪk)
adjective
thalamically (thaˈlamically)
adverb
Word origin
C18: from Latin, Greek thalamos inner room; probably related to Greek tholos vault
Examples of 'thalami' in a sentence
thalami
Radiographic lesions were found in the basal ganglia, thalami, and cerebral cortex.
Michael A. Silverman, John Misasi, Sandra Smole, Henry A. Feldman, Adam B. Cohen,Sandro Santagata, Michael McManus, Asim A. Ahmed 2013, 'Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Children, Massachusetts and New Hampshire,USA, 1970–2010',Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/2/12-0039_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The basal ganglia network showed increased engagement of striatum, thalami and precuneus.
Cristina Solé-Padullés, Josefina Castro-Fornieles, Elena de la Serna, Rosa Calvo,Inmaculada Baeza, Jaime Moya, Luisa Lázaro, Mireia Rosa, Nuria Bargalló, Gisela Sugranyes 2016, 'Intrinsic connectivity networks from childhood to late adolescence: Effects of ageand sex', Developmental Cognitive Neurosciencehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929315300670. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Pathologies affecting the thalami can be of neoplastic, infectious, vascular, toxic, metabolic, or congenital origin.
C. Tuttle, J. Boto, S. Martin, I. Barnaure, A. M. Korchi, M. Scheffler, M. I. Vargas 2019, 'Neuroimaging of acute and chronic unilateral and bilateral thalamic lesions', Insights into Imaginghttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13244-019-0700-3. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cerebral blood flow increased in the bilateral cingulate gyri and both thalami with methylphenidate treatment as compared to pre-methylphenidate treatment.
Eun Yeon Joo, Woo Suk Tae, Seung Bong Hong 2010, 'Methylphenidate's Effect on Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients with Narcolepsy', Sleep Medicine Researchhttp://www.sleepmedres.org/upload/pdf/smr-1-1-30.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Magnetic resonance imaging of brain showed venous infarct in bilateral thalami, left basal ganglia and periventricular white matter.
Kaukab Maqbool Hassan, Dheeraj Kumar 2013, 'Reversible diencephalic dysfunction as presentation of deep cerebral venous thrombosisdue to hyperhomocysteinemia and protein S deficiency: Documentation of a case', Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practicehttp://www.ruralneuropractice.com/article.asp?issn=0976-3147;year=2013;volume=4;issue=2;spage=193;epage=196;aulast=Hassan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Pax2 expression was detected in the septum of the basal forebrain, hypothalamus, eminentia thalami and in the subfornical organ.
Mason John O, Price David J, Fotaki Vassiliki 2008, 'Newly identified patterns of Pax2 expression in the developing mouse forebrain', BMC Developmental Biologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/8/79. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A bidimensional axial scan of the fetal skull was performed, including the thalami and pellucid septum.
Luciano Marcondes Machado Nardozza, Edward Araujo Junior, Christiane Simioni, LuizCamano, Antonio Fernandes Moron 2008, 'Intervalos de referência do pico de velocidade sistólica da artéria cerebral médiafetal na população brasileira Nomogram of fetal middle cerebral artery peak systolicvelocity in a Brazilian population', Radiologia Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842008000600008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Laboratory tests presented thiamine deficiency and magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral medial thalami and midbrain lesions.
Kenzo Hokazono, MD, PhD, Francisco Geminiani, Debora Bertholdo 2017, 'Acute up-beating nystagmus in a pregnant woman with hyperemesis gravidarum', American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245199361630175X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)