lemniscus

A lemniscus (Greek for ribbon or band) is an anatomic term.

They decussate and participate in the formation of the medial lemniscus.

Other cell types project to the lateral lemniscus and the inferior colliculus directly.

This tract is sometimes considered a cephalic division of the medial lemniscus.

Its name is from lemniscus, which is Latin for "pendant ribbon".

It is part of the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway.

The mediator of the lemniscus system is glutamate.

Axons from the two sides form the thick medial lemniscus close to the midline.

The output is to the ipsilateral lateral lemniscus and ultimately to the inferior colliculus.

Axons from there constitute the lateral lemniscus which ends in the inferior colliculus.

This is because fine touch fibers are carried in the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway.

The medial lemniscus rotates 90 degrees at the pons.

These fibers cross (decussate) from one side of the medulla to the other to form the medial lemniscus.

The lemniscus ( ) and its variant, the hypolemniscus, is sometimes considered to be different from other obeli.

From the spinal cord to the medulla, which then leads to the medial lemniscus of the midbrain.

The posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway is responsible for carrying information involving fine, discriminative touch.

By mid-pons, the medial lemniscus has rotated.

The fibers are smaller than the internal arcuate fibers connected with the medial lemniscus.

Conscious proprioception is communicated by the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway to the cerebrum.

Lemniscus can refer to:

The internal arcuate fibers decussate and continue ascending as the contralateral medial lemniscus.

In anatomy, a part of the brain, such as the medial lemniscus or lateral lemniscus.

Fibers leaving these brainstem nuclei ascending to the inferior colliculus rejoin the lateral lemniscus.

Sensorimotor integration is carried out by the cerebellum and by the dorsal column-medial lemniscus tract.

At the medulla, the medial lemniscus is orientated perpendicular to the way the fibres travelled in the posterior columns.