- In neuroanatomy, the
pretectal area, or pretectum, is a
midbrain structure composed of
seven nuclei and
comprises part of the
subcortical visual system...
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pretectal nucleus. The
efferent limb is the
pupillary motor output from the
pretectal nucleus to the
pupillary sphincter of the iris. The
pretectal nucleus...
- the
suprachiasmatic nuclei to
effect circadian adjustment and to the
pretectal area to
control the
pupillary light reflex.
Complex eyes
distinguish shapes...
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connect to the
pretectal nucleus of the high midbrain, byp****ing the
lateral geniculate nucleus and the
primary visual cortex. From the
pretectal nucleus neurons...
- hippocampus,
creates new memories. The
pretectal area is
seven unique nuclei. Anterior,
posterior and
medial pretectal nuclei inhibit pain (indirectly), aid...
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chiasma and
continues as the
optic tract to the
lateral geniculate nucleus,
pretectal nuclei, and
superior colliculus. The
optic nerve has been
classified as...
- Parinaud's
syndrome is a
constellation of
neurological signs indicating injury to the
dorsal midbrain. More specifically,
compression of the
vertical gaze...
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longitudinal fasciculus. For the
pupillary light reflex, the
olivary pretectal nucleus innervates both Edinger-Westphal nuclei. To
reach the contralateral...
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identified two main
regions of the brain, the
tectum and the thalamic-
pretectal region, that were
responsible for
discriminating prey from non-prey and...
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nerve (CN III)
located in the midbrain. It
receives afferents from both
pretectal nuclei (which have in turn
received afferents from the
optic tract). It...
