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  2. Sensory decussation - Wikipedia

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    These fibres decussate (cross) to the contralateral (opposite) side, so called the sensory decussation. The ascending bundle after the decussation is called the medial lemniscus. Unlike other ascending tracts of the brain, fibres of the medial lemniscus do not give off collateral branches as they travel along the brainstem. [1]

  3. Decussation - Wikipedia

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    Decussate phyllotaxis of Crassula rupestris In tooth enamel , where bundles of rods cross each other as they travel from the enamel-dentine junction to the outer enamel surface, or near to it. In this "true bug", Dysdercus decussatus , in the family Pyrrhocoridae , the specific epithet refers to the bandolier -like markings on the back.

  4. Lateral geniculate nucleus - Wikipedia

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    Like other areas of the thalamus, particularly other relay nuclei, the LGN likely helps the visual system focus its attention on the most important information. That is, if you hear a sound slightly to your left, the auditory system likely "tells" the visual system , through the LGN via its surrounding peri-reticular nucleus, to direct visual ...

  5. Pyramidal tracts - Wikipedia

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    With the exception of lower muscles of facial expression, all functions of the corticobulbar tract involve inputs from both sides of the brain. [5] The extrapyramidal system refers to tracts within the spinal cord involved in involuntary movement but not part of the pyramidal tracts. [2] Their functions include the control of posture and muscle ...

  6. Descending neuron - Wikipedia

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    Descending neurons have their somas and dendrites (primary input zones) in the brain. Their axons traverse the neck in connectives, or tracts, and output onto neurons in the spinal cord (vertebrates) or ventral nerve cord (invertebrates). Schematic of major descending pathways in mammals.

  7. Medullary pyramids (brainstem) - Wikipedia

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    They each have an anterolateral sulcus along their lateral borders, where the hypoglossal nerve emerges from. Also at the side of each pyramid there is a pronounced bulge known as an olive. Fibers of the posterior column, which transmit sensory and proprioceptive information, are located behind the pyramids on the medulla oblongata.

  8. 8 surprising ways your brain powers the rest of your body - AOL

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    (Neurons are the cells that send signals between your brain and the rest of your body.) Scientists used to think the cerebellum was specifically involved in coordinating movement and balance.

  9. Upper motor neuron - Wikipedia

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    The cell bodies of Betz cell neurons are the largest in the brain, approaching nearly 0.1 mm in diameter. The axons of the upper motor neurons project out of the precentral gyrus travelling through to the brainstem, where they will decussate (intersect) within the lower medulla oblongata to form the lateral corticospinal tract on each side of ...