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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. Neural adaptation - Wikipedia

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    His brain was able to adapt to the change and perceive the world as normal. Also, the field can be altered making the subject see the world upside down. But, as the brain adjusts to the change, the world appears "normal." [8] [9] In some extreme experiments, psychologists have tested to see if a pilot can fly a plane with altered vision.

  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. Visual system - Wikipedia

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    The optic radiations, one on each side of the brain, carry information from the thalamic lateral geniculate nucleus to layer 4 of the visual cortex. The P layer neurons of the LGN relay to V1 layer 4C β. The M layer neurons relay to V1 layer 4C α. The K layer neurons in the LGN relay to large neurons called blobs in layers 2 and 3 of V1. [26]

  9. Development of the nervous system in humans - Wikipedia

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    The migration of immature neurons from their birthplaces in the embryo to their final positions. The outgrowth of axons from neurons and the guidance of the motile growth cone through the embryo towards postsynaptic partners. The generation of synapses between axons and their postsynaptic partners. The synaptic pruning that occurs in adolescence.