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The dorsal column nuclei each have an associated nerve tract in the spinal cord, the gracile fasciculus and the cuneate fasciculus, together forming the dorsal columns. Both dorsal column nuclei contain synapses from afferent nerve fibers that have travelled in the spinal cord. [2] They then send on second-order neurons of the dorsal column ...
The posterior thoracic nucleus is a major relay center for unconscious proprioception.Sensory information from muscle spindles and tendon organs is carried by axons of larger neurons in dorsal root ganglia, which synapse onto neurons in the spinal cord including the posterior thoracic nucleus.
The dorsal column nuclei are responsible for fine touch, vibration, proprioception and two-point discrimination. The fibers of this decussation are called the internal arcuate fibers and are found at the superior aspect of the closed medulla oblongata, superior to the motor decussation. Neurons of these nuclei are second-order neurons in the ...
In 1993, Mizumori and Williams reported finding HD cells in a small region of the rat thalamus called the lateral dorsal nucleus. [36] Two years later, Taube found HD cells in the nearby anterior thalamic nuclei. [37] Chen et al. found limited numbers of HD cells in posterior parts of the neocortex. [38]
The name dorsal-column medial lemniscus comes from the two structures that carry the sensory information: the dorsal columns of the spinal cord, and the medial lemniscus in the brainstem. There are three groupings of neurons that are involved in the pathway: first-order neurons , second-order neurons , and third-order neurons .
Dorsal nucleus may refer to: Dorsal cochlear nucleus , a cortex-like structure on the dorso-lateral surface of the brainstem Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve , a cranial nerve nucleus for the vagus nerve
A small ascending dorsal serotonergic pathway arising from the ventral and dorsal superior raphe nuclei initially travels in the DLF, with some of its fibres terminating in the periaqueductal gray of the midbrain, and the posterior hypothalamus; the majority of its fibers however pass beyond the DLF in the medial forebrain bundle, here uniting ...
Dorsal accessory olivary nucleus (DAO) – This nucleus also is a curved lamina. It is the smallest nucleus in the IO and is behind the PO. [6] The DAO receives signals from the spinal cord and the dorsal column nuclei. [6] The DAO synapses with vermis. [6]