it was shown in both normal and neonatally enucleated rats , that the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus projects to the striate cortex ( area 17 ) , whereas the laterodorsal thalamic nucleus of the lateral thalamus projects to the medial peristriate area 18 , and the lateral posterior thalamic nucleus has a projection to the lateral peristriate area 18a .
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lateral posterior thalamic nucleus