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=== anterolateral system (ALS)
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=== anterolateral system (ALS) ===
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterolateral_system
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterolateral_system
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==== paleospinothalamic system (PSTS)
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==== paleospinothalamic system (PSTS) ====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinothalamic_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinothalamic_tract
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===== anterior spinothalamic tract (ASTT)
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===== anterior spinothalamic tract (ASTT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_spinothalamic_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_spinothalamic_tract
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* path '''ASTTL''': lower slightly tactile (head and body MD,MC,PC,HF receptors to S1); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_LSG|Lower Substantia Gelatinosa,LPC.SC.PH.LSG]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPL|Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPL]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
 
* path '''ASTTL''': lower slightly tactile (head and body MD,MC,PC,HF receptors to S1); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_LSG|Lower Substantia Gelatinosa,LPC.SC.PH.LSG]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPL|Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPL]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
 
* path '''ASTTU''': upper slightly tactile (head and body MD,MC,PC,HF receptors to S1); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_USG|Upper Substantia Gelatinosa,LPC.SC.PH.USG]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPL|Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPL]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
 
* path '''ASTTU''': upper slightly tactile (head and body MD,MC,PC,HF receptors to S1); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_USG|Upper Substantia Gelatinosa,LPC.SC.PH.USG]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPL|Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPL]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
===== lateral spinothalamic tract (LSTT)
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===== lateral spinothalamic tract (LSTT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_spinothalamic_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_spinothalamic_tract
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* path '''LSTTU''': upper body pain, temperature (head and body FN,RC receptors to marginal nucleus); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_UMG|Upper Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.UMG]]
 
* path '''LSTTU''': upper body pain, temperature (head and body FN,RC receptors to marginal nucleus); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_UMG|Upper Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.UMG]]
 
* path '''LSTTU.VPI''': upper body pain, temperature for emotion (pain to insula); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_UMG|Upper Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.UMG]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPI|Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPI]] -> [[BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PIC|Posterior Insular Cortex,NCP.NC.INS.PIC]]
 
* path '''LSTTU.VPI''': upper body pain, temperature for emotion (pain to insula); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_UMG|Upper Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.UMG]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPI|Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPI]] -> [[BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PIC|Posterior Insular Cortex,NCP.NC.INS.PIC]]
===== tract of Lissauer (LST)
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===== tract of Lissauer (LST) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterolateral_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterolateral_tract
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* path '''DLFL''': lower autonomic and homeostatic functions, initial sharp localization of pain (lower body to hypothalamus and neocortex); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_LMG|Lower Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.LMG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
 
* path '''DLFL''': lower autonomic and homeostatic functions, initial sharp localization of pain (lower body to hypothalamus and neocortex); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_LMG|Lower Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.LMG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
 
* path '''DLFU''': upper autonomic and homeostatic functions, initial sharp localization of pain (upper body to hypothalamus and neocortex); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_UMG|Upper Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.UMG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
 
* path '''DLFU''': upper autonomic and homeostatic functions, initial sharp localization of pain (upper body to hypothalamus and neocortex); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_UMG|Upper Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.UMG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
==== spinolimbic system (SLS)
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==== spinolimbic system (SLS) ====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external:
 
* external:
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===== spinohypothalamic tract (SHTT)
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===== spinohypothalamic tract (SHTT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8613771
 
* external: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8613771
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* path '''SHT.LLSN''': lower pain, temperature for ANS (lower pain fibers to spinal integrator LSN); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
 
* path '''SHT.LLSN''': lower pain, temperature for ANS (lower pain fibers to spinal integrator LSN); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
 
* path '''SHT.ULSN''': upper pain, temperature for ANS (upper pain fibers to spinal integrator LSN); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
 
* path '''SHT.ULSN''': upper pain, temperature for ANS (upper pain fibers to spinal integrator LSN); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
===== spinomesencephalic tract (SMST)
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===== spinomesencephalic tract (SMST) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periaqueductal_gray
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periaqueductal_gray
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* path '''SMT.LPAG''': initiates pain inhibition (activates enkephalin-releasing neurons that project to raphe nuclei, descending to inhibitory interneurons located in Laminae II); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_LMG|Lower Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.LMG]] -> [[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG|Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]]
 
* path '''SMT.LPAG''': initiates pain inhibition (activates enkephalin-releasing neurons that project to raphe nuclei, descending to inhibitory interneurons located in Laminae II); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_LMG|Lower Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.LMG]] -> [[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG|Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]]
 
* path '''SMT.UPAG''': initiates pain inhibition (activates enkephalin-releasing neurons that project to raphe nuclei, descending to inhibitory interneurons located in Laminae II); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_UMG|Upper Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.UMG]] -> [[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG|Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]]
 
* path '''SMT.UPAG''': initiates pain inhibition (activates enkephalin-releasing neurons that project to raphe nuclei, descending to inhibitory interneurons located in Laminae II); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_UMG|Upper Marginal Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.UMG]] -> [[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG|Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]]
===== spinosolitary tract (SST)
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===== spinosolitary tract (SST) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_tract
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* path '''SST.LLSN''': pain, temperature for ANS (pain fibers to spinal integrator LSN); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
 
* path '''SST.LLSN''': pain, temperature for ANS (pain fibers to spinal integrator LSN); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
 
* path '''SST.ULSN''': pain, temperature for ANS (pain fibers to spinal integrator LSN); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
 
* path '''SST.ULSN''': pain, temperature for ANS (pain fibers to spinal integrator LSN); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_SC_LH_LSN|Lateral Spinal Nucleus,LAC.SC.LH.LSN]]
==== spinoreticular system (SRS)
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==== spinoreticular system (SRS) ====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinoreticular_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinoreticular_tract
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===== spinomedulloreticular tract (SMRT)
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===== spinomedulloreticular tract (SMRT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external:
 
* external:
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* path '''SRT.MEDL''': lower automatic responses to pain; attentional and alerting mechanisms (lower viceral pain to spinal cord to medullary reticular formation; visceral and somatic pain to MRF); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_HL_RF_MED|Central Medullary Reticular Nucleus,LRC.HL.RF.MED]]
 
* path '''SRT.MEDL''': lower automatic responses to pain; attentional and alerting mechanisms (lower viceral pain to spinal cord to medullary reticular formation; visceral and somatic pain to MRF); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_HL_RF_MED|Central Medullary Reticular Nucleus,LRC.HL.RF.MED]]
 
* path '''SRT.MEDU''': upper automatic responses to pain; attentional and alerting mechanisms (upper viceral pain to spinal cord to medullary reticular formation; visceral and somatic pain to MRF); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_HL_RF_MED|Central Medullary Reticular Nucleus,LRC.HL.RF.MED]]
 
* path '''SRT.MEDU''': upper automatic responses to pain; attentional and alerting mechanisms (upper viceral pain to spinal cord to medullary reticular formation; visceral and somatic pain to MRF); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SAD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_HL_RF_MED|Central Medullary Reticular Nucleus,LRC.HL.RF.MED]]
===== spinopontoreticular tract (SPRT)
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===== spinopontoreticular tract (SPRT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external:
 
* external:
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* path '''SRT.LVA''': exerts excitatory influence predominantly on pontine reticular nuclei to facilitate contraction of extensor muscles of limb and trunk (lower crude touch/vibration to spinal cord to pontine reticular formation to thalamus; utilizes four levels of neurons); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SPC}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> Pontine Reticular Formation, Medial Column,HT.RF.MED ([[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.RPO), [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF|Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.CRF), [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_PVR|Parvocellular Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.PVR)) -> [[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VA|Ventral Anterior Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VA]]
 
* path '''SRT.LVA''': exerts excitatory influence predominantly on pontine reticular nuclei to facilitate contraction of extensor muscles of limb and trunk (lower crude touch/vibration to spinal cord to pontine reticular formation to thalamus; utilizes four levels of neurons); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SPC}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> Pontine Reticular Formation, Medial Column,HT.RF.MED ([[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.RPO), [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF|Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.CRF), [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_PVR|Parvocellular Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.PVR)) -> [[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VA|Ventral Anterior Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VA]]
 
* path '''SRT.UVA''': exerts excitatory influence predominantly on pontine reticular nuclei to facilitate contraction of extensor muscles of limb and trunk (upper crude touch/vibration to spinal cord to pontine reticular formation to thalamus; utilizes four levels of neurons); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SPC}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> Pontine Reticular Formation, Medial Column,HT.RF.MED ([[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.RPO), [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF|Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.CRF), [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_PVR|Parvocellular Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.PVR)) -> [[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VA|Ventral Anterior Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VA]]
 
* path '''SRT.UVA''': exerts excitatory influence predominantly on pontine reticular nuclei to facilitate contraction of extensor muscles of limb and trunk (upper crude touch/vibration to spinal cord to pontine reticular formation to thalamus; utilizes four levels of neurons); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SPC}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> Pontine Reticular Formation, Medial Column,HT.RF.MED ([[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.RPO), [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF|Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.CRF), [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_PVR|Parvocellular Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.PVR)) -> [[BrainRegionNMA_FD_TH_VA|Ventral Anterior Nucleus,NMA.FD.TH.VA]]
===== spinotectal tract (STCT)
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===== spinotectal tract (STCT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinotectal_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinotectal_tract
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Tract path details:
 
Tract path details:
 
* path '''STCT''': Head and eye attention to non-visual stimuli (crude touch to nucleus proprius to superior colliculus); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_NP|Proprius Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.NP]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_MM_SC_DEEP|Deep Superior Colliculus,LRC.MM.SC.DEEP]]
 
* path '''STCT''': Head and eye attention to non-visual stimuli (crude touch to nucleus proprius to superior colliculus); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_NP|Proprius Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.NP]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_MM_SC_DEEP|Deep Superior Colliculus,LRC.MM.SC.DEEP]]
==== trigeminothalamic system (TTS)
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==== trigeminothalamic system (TTS) ====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/03CNV.html
 
* external: http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/03CNV.html
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===== anterior trigeminothalamic tract (ATTT)
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===== anterior trigeminothalamic tract (ATTT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_trigeminothalamic_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_trigeminothalamic_tract
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* path '''TTT.TRG''': nociceptors (head, face and intraoral structures nociceptors to spinal trigeminal nucleus); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_TRG|Trigeminal Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.TRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR|Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HL.TGS.STR]]
 
* path '''TTT.TRG''': nociceptors (head, face and intraoral structures nociceptors to spinal trigeminal nucleus); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_TRG|Trigeminal Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.TRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR|Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HL.TGS.STR]]
 
* path '''TTT.VPM''': nociceptors (spinal trigeminal nucleus to S1); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR|Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HL.TGS.STR]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPM|Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPM]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
 
* path '''TTT.VPM''': nociceptors (spinal trigeminal nucleus to S1); FIBERS={A-delta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN,SCR}: [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR|Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HL.TGS.STR]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPM|Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPM]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
===== dorsal trigeminal tract (DTTT)
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===== dorsal trigeminal tract (DTTT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_trigeminal_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_trigeminal_tract
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* path '''DTT.PF''': face dull, burning pain, deep, aching pain, temperature and crude touch (head, face and intraoral structures to Precentral Cortex); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR|Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR]] -> [[BrainRegionFEC_FD_TH_PF|Parafascicular Nucleus of Thalamus,FEC.FD.TH.PF]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PO_PCC|Precentral Cortex,NSA.NC.PO.PCC]]
 
* path '''DTT.PF''': face dull, burning pain, deep, aching pain, temperature and crude touch (head, face and intraoral structures to Precentral Cortex); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR|Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR]] -> [[BrainRegionFEC_FD_TH_PF|Parafascicular Nucleus of Thalamus,FEC.FD.TH.PF]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PO_PCC|Precentral Cortex,NSA.NC.PO.PCC]]
 
* path '''DTT.VPI''': pain, temperature for emotion (marginal nucleus to insula); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR|Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPI|Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPI]] -> [[BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PIC|Posterior Insular Cortex,NCP.NC.INS.PIC]]
 
* path '''DTT.VPI''': pain, temperature for emotion (marginal nucleus to insula); FIBERS={C-sensory}, ENDINGS={SFN}: [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PN_PTR|Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPI|Ventral Posteroinferior Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPI]] -> [[BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PIC|Posterior Insular Cortex,NCP.NC.INS.PIC]]
=== medial lemniscus system (MLS)
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=== medial lemniscus system (MLS) ===
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medial_lemniscus
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medial_lemniscus
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==== posterior column system (PCS)
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==== posterior column system (PCS) ====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_column-medial_lemniscus_pathway
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_column-medial_lemniscus_pathway
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===== fasciculus cuneatus tract (FCT)
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===== fasciculus cuneatus tract (FCT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneate_fasciculus
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneate_fasciculus
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* path '''PCT.CUL''': conscious sensations of neck, trunk, and extremities (neck (C4), trunk (T1-T6), and extremities - arms (C5-T2) to S1 lateral); FIBERS={A-beta}, ENDINGS={SMC,SPC,SHF}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_CU|Cuneate Nucleus,LPC.HL.CU]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPL|Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPL]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
 
* path '''PCT.CUL''': conscious sensations of neck, trunk, and extremities (neck (C4), trunk (T1-T6), and extremities - arms (C5-T2) to S1 lateral); FIBERS={A-beta}, ENDINGS={SMC,SPC,SHF}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_CU|Cuneate Nucleus,LPC.HL.CU]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPL|Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPL]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
 
* path '''PCT.CUM''': conscious sensations of head (geniohyoid (C1), head top (C2), head back above neck (C3) to S1 medial); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ia; A-beta}, ENDINGS={SMC,SPC,SHF}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_CU|Cuneate Nucleus,LPC.HL.CU]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPM|Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPM]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
 
* path '''PCT.CUM''': conscious sensations of head (geniohyoid (C1), head top (C2), head back above neck (C3) to S1 medial); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ia; A-beta}, ENDINGS={SMC,SPC,SHF}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_CU|Cuneate Nucleus,LPC.HL.CU]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPM|Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPM]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
===== fasciculus gracilis tract (FGT)
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===== fasciculus gracilis tract (FGT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracile_fasciculus
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracile_fasciculus
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Tract path details:
 
Tract path details:
 
* path '''PCT.GRL''': epicritic, kinesthetic, and conscious proprioceptive information from lower body (receptors of thoracic and lower limbs, T7-CX to neocortex BA 3b, medial); FIBERS={A-beta}, ENDINGS={SMS,SPC}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_GR|Gracile Nucleus,LPC.HL.GR]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPL|Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPL]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
 
* path '''PCT.GRL''': epicritic, kinesthetic, and conscious proprioceptive information from lower body (receptors of thoracic and lower limbs, T7-CX to neocortex BA 3b, medial); FIBERS={A-beta}, ENDINGS={SMS,SPC}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_GR|Gracile Nucleus,LPC.HL.GR]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPL|Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPL]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
==== spinocervical tract (SCVT)
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==== spinocervical tract (SCVT) ====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinocervical_pathway
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinocervical_pathway
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* path '''SCVT.PAG''': alerts about presence of cutaneous stimuli that might represent danger, necessitating flight (cutaneous stimuli to PAG); FIBERS={A-alpha; A-beta}, ENDINGS={SRC}: [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_LH_LCV|Lateral Cervical Nucleus,LPC.SC.LH.LCV]] -> [[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG|Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]]
 
* path '''SCVT.PAG''': alerts about presence of cutaneous stimuli that might represent danger, necessitating flight (cutaneous stimuli to PAG); FIBERS={A-alpha; A-beta}, ENDINGS={SRC}: [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_LH_LCV|Lateral Cervical Nucleus,LPC.SC.LH.LCV]] -> [[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG|Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG]]
 
* path '''SCVT.VPL''': four-neuron, fast-conducting, tactile/pressure pathway from the spinal cord to sensory cortex (tactile/pressure to S1); FIBERS={A-alpha; A-beta}, ENDINGS={SRC}: [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_LH_LCV|Lateral Cervical Nucleus,LPC.SC.LH.LCV]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPL|Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPL]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
 
* path '''SCVT.VPL''': four-neuron, fast-conducting, tactile/pressure pathway from the spinal cord to sensory cortex (tactile/pressure to S1); FIBERS={A-alpha; A-beta}, ENDINGS={SRC}: [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_LH_LCV|Lateral Cervical Nucleus,LPC.SC.LH.LCV]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPL|Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus,NSA.FD.TH.VPL]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PG_S1|Primary Somatosensory Cortex,NSA.NC.PG.S1]]
=== spinocerebellar system (SCS)
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=== spinocerebellar system (SCS) ===
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinocerebellar_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinocerebellar_tract
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==== direct spinocerebellar system (DSCS)
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==== direct spinocerebellar system (DSCS) ====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external:
 
* external:
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===== cuneocerebellar tract (CSCT)
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===== cuneocerebellar tract (CSCT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_external_arcuate_fibers
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_external_arcuate_fibers
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Tract path details:
 
Tract path details:
 
* path '''CSCT''': proprioceptive and exteroceptive information (upper limb muscles to accessory cuneate nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory; A-beta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMS,SGT,SRC,SMD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_ACU|Accessory Cuneate Nucleus,LPC.HL.ACU]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''CSCT''': proprioceptive and exteroceptive information (upper limb muscles to accessory cuneate nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory; A-beta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMS,SGT,SRC,SMD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_ACU|Accessory Cuneate Nucleus,LPC.HL.ACU]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
===== dorsal spinocerebellar tract (DSCT)
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===== dorsal spinocerebellar tract (DSCT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_spinocerebellar_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_spinocerebellar_tract
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* path '''DSCTL''': proprioceptive and exteroceptive information (lower limb muscles to clarkes nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory; A-beta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMS,SGT,SRC,SMD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_CL|Clarke Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.CL]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''DSCTL''': proprioceptive and exteroceptive information (lower limb muscles to clarkes nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory; A-beta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMS,SGT,SRC,SMD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_CL|Clarke Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.CL]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''DSCTU''': proprioceptive and exteroceptive information (lower limb muscles to clarkes nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory; A-beta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMS,SGT,SRC,SMD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_CL|Clarke Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.CL]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''DSCTU''': proprioceptive and exteroceptive information (lower limb muscles to clarkes nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory; A-beta-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMS,SGT,SRC,SMD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_CL|Clarke Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.CL]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
===== rostral spinocerebellar tract (RSCT)
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===== rostral spinocerebellar tract (RSCT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostral_spinocerebellar_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostral_spinocerebellar_tract
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Tract path details:
 
Tract path details:
 
* path '''RSCT''': proprioceptive information (upper limb muscles to centrobasalis nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory}, ENDINGS={SGT}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_SC_IZ_CCV|Central Cervical Nucleus,LLC.SC.IZ.CCV]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''RSCT''': proprioceptive information (upper limb muscles to centrobasalis nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory}, ENDINGS={SGT}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_SC_IZ_CCV|Central Cervical Nucleus,LLC.SC.IZ.CCV]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
===== ventral spinocerebellar tract (VSCT)
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===== ventral spinocerebellar tract (VSCT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_spinocerebellar_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_spinocerebellar_tract
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* path '''VSCTL''': proprioceptive information (body muscles to intermediomedial nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMS,SGT}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''VSCTL''': proprioceptive information (body muscles to intermediomedial nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMS,SGT}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_LDRG|Lower Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.LDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''VSCTU''': proprioceptive information (body muscles to intermediomedial nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMS,SGT}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''VSCTU''': proprioceptive information (body muscles to intermediomedial nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMS,SGT}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_IZ_IMM|Intermediomedial Nucleus,LPC.SC.IZ.IMM]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
==== spinometencephalic system (SMTS)
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==== spinometencephalic system (SMTS) ====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external:
 
* external:
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===== spinoolivary tract (SOT)
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===== spinoolivary tract (SOT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spino-olivary_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spino-olivary_tract
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* path '''SOT.CCV''': cutaneous information to cerebellum (skin mechanoreceptors to inferior olivary nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ia-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMC,SMD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_SC_IZ_CCV|Central Cervical Nucleus,LLC.SC.IZ.CCV]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HL_IO|Inferior Olivary Nucleus,LLC.HL.IO]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''SOT.CCV''': cutaneous information to cerebellum (skin mechanoreceptors to inferior olivary nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ia-sensory}, ENDINGS={SMC,SMD}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_SC_IZ_CCV|Central Cervical Nucleus,LLC.SC.IZ.CCV]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HL_IO|Inferior Olivary Nucleus,LLC.HL.IO]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''SOT.NPR''': proprioception to cerebellum (muscle spindles and Golgi tendons to inferior olivary nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory}, ENDINGS={SGT,SMS}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_NP|Proprius Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.NP]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HL_IO|Inferior Olivary Nucleus,LLC.HL.IO]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
 
* path '''SOT.NPR''': proprioception to cerebellum (muscle spindles and Golgi tendons to inferior olivary nucleus to cerebellum); FIBERS={A-alpha-Ib-sensory}, ENDINGS={SGT,SMS}: [[BrainRegionLPC_PN_SG_UDRG|Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.UDRG]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_PH_NP|Proprius Nucleus,LPC.SC.PH.NP]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HL_IO|Inferior Olivary Nucleus,LLC.HL.IO]] -> Cerebellum,LLC.HT.CR ([[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|Cerebrocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.CC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_SC|Spinocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.SC), [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_VC|Vestibulocerebellum]] (LLC.HT.CR.VC))
===== spinovestibular tract (SVT)
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===== spinovestibular tract (SVT) =====
 
Tract overview:
 
Tract overview:
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spino-olivary_tract
 
* external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spino-olivary_tract

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Biological Mind Tracts

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This page is intended to describe set of ascending tracts

Tract Details

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TRACT SET: Ascending Tracts

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anterolateral system (ALS)

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paleospinothalamic system (PSTS)

Tract overview:

  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinothalamic_tract
  • function:transmits pain mainly from the peripheral slow-chronic type C pain fibers; transmits information to thalamus about pain, temperature, itch and crude touch
  • notes: conscious; cervical-anterior-toward-contralateral, thoracic, lumbar, sacral-lateral slices


anterior spinothalamic tract (ASTT)

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unavailable

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lateral spinothalamic tract (LSTT)

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unavailable

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tract of Lissauer (LST)

Tract overview:

  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterolateral_tract
  • synonyms: fasciculus of Lissauer, tract/zone of Lissauer, dorsolateral fasciculus, posterolateract tract, dorsolateral tract
  • function:fast pain; intraspinal, discriminative pain and temperature information - location, intensity and quality
  • notes: pain duration equals to stimulus duration; joins spinothalamic tract
  • generic path: {A-delta pain fibers} -> {to neocortex BA 3b}

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spinolimbic system (SLS)

Tract overview:

  • external:
  • function:connect spinal cord with limbic structures


spinohypothalamic tract (SHTT)

Tract overview:

  • external: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8613771
  • function:provide nociceptive information to a variety of nuclei throughout the diencephalon and brainstem bilaterally
  • notes: nociception integration, from C-fibers innervating muscles
  • generic path: {body pain, temperature} -> {hypothalamus}

unavailable

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spinomesencephalic tract (SMST)

Tract overview:

unavailable

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spinosolitary tract (SST)

Tract overview:

  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_tract
  • function:central transmission of visceronoceptive messages
  • notes: visceronociception, short-latency nociceptive input
  • generic path: {body pain, temperature} -> {solitary nucleus}

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spinoreticular system (SRS)

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spinomedulloreticular tract (SMRT)

Tract overview:

  • external:
  • function:automatic responses to pain
  • generic path: {visceral pain} -> {MRF, entire cortex}

unavailable

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spinopontoreticular tract (SPRT)

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  • external:
  • function:automatic responses to pain
  • generic path: {visceral pain} -> {MRF, entire cortex}

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spinotectal tract (STCT)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinotectal_tract
  • function:spinovisual reflexes; head/eye movement toward stimulus source
  • notes: arises in the anterolateral column
  • generic path: {free nerve endings; crude touch, temperature, pain} -> {inferior and superior colliculi}

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trigeminothalamic system (TTS)

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anterior trigeminothalamic tract (ATTT)

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dorsal trigeminal tract (DTTT)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_trigeminal_tract
  • synonyms: dorsal trigeminothalamic tract, lemniscus
  • function:immediate awareness of a painful sensation; pressure and tactile discrimination sensation
  • generic path: {head MC,PC} -> {SII - BA 40,43}

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medial lemniscus system (MLS)

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posterior column system (PCS)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_column-medial_lemniscus_pathway
  • synonyms: dorsal column, Reils band, Reils ribbon
  • function:two point discrimination (fine touch, fine pressure - MC), pressure (deep receptors - PC), vibration (PC), conscious proprioception (MS)
  • notes: alpha/beta mechanoreceptors, conscious; discrimination of those sensations that an animal must explore actively

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fasciculus cuneatus tract (FCT)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneate_fasciculus
  • synonyms: tract of Burdach
  • function:upper body well-localized discriminative proprioception, fine touch
  • notes: muscle afferents and cutaneous mechanoreceptors (C1-T6 dermatomes); thoracic-toward-contralateral and cervical slices
  • generic path: {upper trunk, forelimb deep structures and skin} -> {neocortex BA 3b, lateral}

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fasciculus gracilis tract (FGT)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracile_fasciculus
  • synonyms: tract of Goll
  • function:lower body well-localized discriminative fine touch
  • notes: sacral-toward-contralateral and lumbar slices; mostly cutaneous (proprioception via CLN)
  • generic path: {lower body, muscle afferents} -> {somatosensory cortex}

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spinocervical tract (SCVT)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinocervical_pathway
  • synonyms: Morin's tract
  • function:static position, Ruffini endings
  • notes: thoracic-toward-contralateral and cervical slices
  • generic path: {receptors of thoracic and lower limbs, T7-CX} -> {somatosensory cortex}

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spinocerebellar system (SCS)

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direct spinocerebellar system (DSCS)

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  • external:
  • function:spinal cord nuclei to cerebellum
  • notes: lower are dorsal and ventral SC tracts; upper are cuneocerebellar and rostral spinocerebellar tract

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cuneocerebellar tract (CSCT)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_external_arcuate_fibers
  • function:relay information about limb position and movement to the cerebellum
  • notes: upper extremity equivalent of Clarkes column to CR tract - posterior spinocerebellar tract
  • generic path: {proprioceptive/fine touch/vibration, C1-C7} -> {cerebellum, vermis and paravermis of the ipsilateral posterior lobe}

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dorsal spinocerebellar tract (DSCT)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_spinocerebellar_tract
  • synonyms: posterior spinocerebellar tract, Flechsigs tract
  • function:conveys proprioceptive information from proprioceptors in the skeletal muscles and joints to the cerebellum
  • notes: ipsilateral, proprioceptive and tactile information
  • generic path: {neuromuscular spindles and Golgi tendon organs, joint receptors, cutaneous receptors, lower limbs, below L3} -> {cerebellum, mainly ipsilateral anterior lobe}

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rostral spinocerebellar tract (RSCT)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostral_spinocerebellar_tract
  • function:transmits information from the golgi tendon organs of the cranial half of the body to the cerebellum
  • notes: upper extremity equivalent of ventral spinocerebellar tract
  • generic path: {proprioceptive/fine touch/vibration, C1-C7} -> {cerebellum, anterior lobe}

unavailable

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ventral spinocerebellar tract (VSCT)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_spinocerebellar_tract
  • synonyms: anterior spinocerebellar tract, Gowers tract
  • function:conveys information about postural stability of the lower limbs to cerebellum
  • notes: bilaterally, double cross, proprioceptive/fine touch/vibration; from nucleus proprius
  • generic path: {neuromuscular spindles and Golgi tendon organs, trunk, C8-L3} -> {cerebellum}

unavailable

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spinometencephalic system (SMTS)

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  • external:
  • function:spinal cord to intermediate nucleus to cerebellum

unavailable


spinoolivary tract (SOT)

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  • external: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spino-olivary_tract
  • synonyms: Helwegs tract
  • function:automatic movements of head, neck and upper limb
  • generic path: {proprioception information from muscles and tendons, cutaneous impulses} -> {cerebellum}

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spinovestibular tract (SVT)

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