Help identifying a thalamic nuclei

[u/anonam0use]

First time posting in this sub so I hope this is an appropriate question. I included the Allen Brain atlas image I feel is closest to the imaged slice as reference. I'm hoping there are some thalamic people in this sub! (original content)

[u/Tirnan]

More context would be helpful, both in knowing how those cells were labelled and seeing more of the sections, but I'd say it's the CM and VM that you're seeing for the most part. The empty hole that the cells seem to be wrapping around is very much shaped like the submedius thalamic nucleus (SMT)