A thalamic reticular networking model of consciousness。 schematic diagram of the connections between thalamic relay nuclei and their corresponding cortical areas (of the same color) through the thalamic reticular nucleus. Black lines indicate corticothalamic connections, and colored lines indicate thalamocortical connections. A: anterior thalamic nucleus, M: medial thalamic nucleus, VA: ventral anterior nucleus, VL: ventral lateral nucleus, VP: ventral posterior nucleus, LP: lateral posterior nucleus, Pu: pulvinar, C: centromedial nucleus, P: parafascicular nucleus, LGN: lateral geniculate nucleus, MGN: medial geniculate nucleus, TRN: thalamic reticular nucleus (courtesy of Wolfgang Klimesch, with permission)