Lemniscus (anatomy)

Lemniscus
Identifiers
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_881
TA98A14.1.00.014
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

A lemniscus (Greek for ribbon or band[1]) is a bundle of secondary sensory fibers in the brainstem. The medial lemniscus and lateral lemniscus terminate in specific relay nuclei of the diencephalon. The trigeminal lemniscus is sometimes considered as the cephalic part of the medial lemniscus.[2] The spinal lemniscus constitutes the spinothalamic tract.

References

  1. ↑ "Lemniscus" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ↑ "Trigeminal Lemniscus - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.


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