BrainRegionLRC MM RIMLF

Rostral Interstitial Nucleus of MLF

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This page covers biological details of component Rostral Interstitial Nucleus of MLF. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to region: Midbrain Mesencephalon -> Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon (MM.REF) -> Visual Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon (MM.REF.VIS) -> Supraoculomotor Area (VBA.MM.SOA) -> Rostral Interstitial Nucleus of MLF (LRC.MM.RIMLF) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: nucleus
• Brain area: Lower Brain - Motor Reflex Area
• Role: relay
• Function: Integration of head and eye movements, controls upward vertical gaze

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• Inbound Region Connections:*

|| Source Area || Source Region || Source Name || Type || Reference || || NPE || NPE.NC.IPS.LIP || Lateral Intraparietal Sulcus || excitatory-glu || [Components (VAC -> SOA, abstract)] || || || NPE.NC.OCC.V3 || Associative Visual Cortex || excitatory-glu || [blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (VAC -> SupraOculomotor, abstract)] ||

• Outbound Region Connections:*

|| Target Area || Target Region || Target Name || Type || Reference || || LPC || LPC.MM.OCN || Oculomotor Nucleus || excitatory-glu || [blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (SupraOculomotor -> Oculomotor, abstract)] ||

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