The geniculate fibers are the fibers in the region of the genu of the internal capsule; they originate in the motor part of the cerebral cortex, and, after...

In neuroanatomy, the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN; also called the lateral geniculate body or lateral geniculate complex) is a structure in the thalamus...

internal capsule. It is formed by fibers from the corticobulbar tract. The fibers in this region are named the geniculate fibers that carry upper motor neurons...

Projection fibers consist of efferent and afferent fibers uniting the cortex with the lower parts of the brain and with the spinal cord. In human neuroanatomy...

parasympathetic fibers of the facial nerve. Upon reaching the facial canal, it joins with the motor root of the facial nerve at the geniculate ganglion. Alex...

geniculate ganglion, which contains the cell bodies of the taste fibers of chorda tympani and other taste and sensory pathways. From the geniculate ganglion...

Optic neuritis involving external fibers of the optic nerve causes tunnel vision. Optic neuritis involving internal fibers of the optic nerve causes central...

occurs, and about 53% of the fibers cross to form the optic tracts. Most of these fibers terminate in the lateral geniculate body. Based on this anatomy...

thalamocortical fibers, are the efferent fibers that project from the thalamus to distinct areas of the cerebral cortex. They form fiber bundles that emerge...

chiasm the nerve fibers decussate (left becomes right). The fibers then branch and terminate in three places. Most of the optic nerve fibers end in the lateral...

brachium carries auditory afferent fibers from the inferior colliculus of the mesencephalon to the medial geniculate nucleus. The inferior colliculus receives...

Cerebrospinal fibers Lateral corticospinal tract Anterior corticospinal tract Corticopontine fibers Frontopontine fibers Temporopontine fibers Corticobulbar...

ciliary ganglion the postganglionic parasympathetic fibers leave via short ciliary nerve fibers, a continuation of the nasociliary nerve (a branch of...

nasal retinal fibers from each eye that corresponds to one half of the visual field. In more specific terms, the optic tract contains fibers from the ipsilateral...

up of the lateral geniculate and medial geniculate nuclei. The thalamus comprises a system of lamellae (made up of myelinated fibers) that separate different...

from the optic nerves; it forms a connecting link between the medial geniculate bodies. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page...

locations: parasympathetic ganglia of the head: ciliary (cranial nerve III), geniculate (cranial nerve VII), pterygopalatine (cranial nerve VII and IX), and submandibular...

Cochlear nerve fibers (30,000+) each have a most sensitive frequency and respond over a wide range of levels. Simplified, nerve fibers' signals are transported...

Sensory input originating from the eyes travels through the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus and then reaches the visual cortex. The area of...

cranial nerves. Superior to these trigones are fibers running laterally in both directions. These fibers are known collectively as the striae medullares...

a few fibers originating from the prefrontal, temporal, and striate cortex. Pontine nuclei also receive afferents from the lateral geniculate nucleus...

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the Lateral region (L). Almost separated from the thalamic mass are the Geniculate bodies (G). The remaining isothalamus is made up of the medial region...

posterior thalamic radiation) are axons from the neurons in the lateral geniculate nucleus to the primary visual cortex. The optic radiation receives blood...

supplies blood to all the nerve fibers that form the optic nerve, which carries the visual information to the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus, including...

Most of these fibers synapse in the lateral geniculate nucleus or the pretectal nucleus. The crossing of the nasal half of macular fibers of central vision...

visual system from photoreceptors, to retinal ganglion cells, to lateral geniculate nucleus cells, to visual cortex cells, to extrastriate cortical cells...

the Golgi cell through parallel fibers, while synapses may also play a role. It has been shown that the climbing fibers connect to the Golgi cells by reentering...

unlayered whereas the dorsal cochlear nucleus is layered. Auditory nerve fibers, fibers that travel through the auditory nerve (also known as the cochlear nerve...

colliculus) of the midbrain. In mammals they also branch off to the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus, in turn giving them to the occipital cortex of the...