BrainRegionLPC MM OCN
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
(generated)
Components
(generated)
- Component items*:
- *Anterior Median Oculomotor Nucleus*
- *Central Oculomotor Nucleus*
- *Caudal Central Oculomotor Nucleus*
- *Dorsal Oculomotor Nucleus*
- *Intermediate Oculomotor Nucleus*
- *Medial Oculomotor Nucleus*
- *Ventral Oculomotor Nucleus*
Connectivity
(generated)
- Inbound Region Connections:*
|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Reference* || || LPC || BrainRegionLPC_HM_TGM_STR 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 || BrainRegionLRC_HP_PRF_RPO 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 || BrainRegionTARGET_TSA_EYE TARGET.TSA.EYE || Eye || eye-muscle-rotate-major-inferior-oblique || [Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (Oculomotor -> EYE)] ||
Thirdparty Circuits
(generated)
- [eye muscles] - see [Reference]
- [Components] - see [Reference]
- [reflex (VOR)] - see [Reference]
- [and superior colliculus targets] - see [Reference]
- [visual system] - see [Reference]
References
(generated)
- http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-cranial-nerves-organization-of-the-central-nervous-system-part-4
- http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html
- http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/13VNAN.html
- http://unifiedtao-en.blogspot.ru/2011/03/what-we-see-of-tao.html
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566
