Oculomotor Nucleus

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

Top-down path to region: Midbrain Mesencephalon -> Perhipheral Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon (MM.PER) -> Oculomotor Nucleus (LPC.MM.OCN) (see Mind Maps)
Type: nucleus
Brain area: Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area
Role: relay
Function: Change Eye Direction
Notes to function: Muscle nucleus

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Components

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Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
LPC	LPC.HM.TGM.STR	Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (SpinalTrigeminal -> Oculomotor)
	LPC.HP.ABD	Abducens Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) (Abducens -> Oculomotor)
	LPC.HP.MVBN	Medial Vestibular Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	LPC.HP.SVBN	Superior Vestibular Nuclei	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
LRC	LRC.HP.PRF.RPO	Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Global visual system (RF -> OPN, abstract)
	LRC.MM.CJ	Cajal Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (SupraOculomotor -> Oculomotor, abstract)
	LRC.MM.PT.SL	Sublentiform Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
	LRC.MM.RIMLF	Rostral Interstitial Nucleus of MLF	excitatory-glu	Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (SupraOculomotor -> Oculomotor, abstract)
	LRC.MM.SC.DEEP	Deep Superior Colliculus	excitatory-glu	Retina and superior colliculus targets (SC -> Oculomotor, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
TSA	TARGET.TSA.EYE	Eye	eye-muscle-rotate-major-inferior-oblique	Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (Oculomotor -> EYE)