A lemniscus (
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for
ribbon or band) is a bundle of secondary sensory fibers in the
brainstem. The
medial lemniscus
In neuroanatomy, the medial lemniscus, also known as Reil's band or Reil's ribbon (for German anatomist Johann Christian Reil), is a large ascending bundle of heavily myelinated axons that decussate (cross) in the brainstem, specifically in the ...
and
lateral lemniscus
The lateral lemniscus is a tract of axons in the brainstem that carries information about sound from the cochlear nucleus to various brainstem nuclei and ultimately the contralateral inferior colliculus of the midbrain. Three distinct, primarily ...
terminate in specific relay nuclei of the
diencephalon. The
trigeminal lemniscus
The trigeminal lemniscus, also called the trigeminothalamic tract, is composed of the ventral trigeminal tract, and the dorsal trigeminal tract – nerve tracts that convey tactile, pain, and temperature impulses from the skin of the face, the ...
is sometimes considered as the cephalic part of the medial lemniscus.
The
spinal lemniscus constitutes the spinothalamic tract.
References
External links
Trigeminal lemniscus from Online medical Dictionary
Nervous system
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