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    The reticular formation is a set of interconnected nuclei that are located in the brainstem, hypothalamus, and other regions. It is not anatomically well...
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    paramedian pontine reticular formation (PPRF) (also known as paraabducens nucleus) is a subset of neurons of the oral and caudal pontine reticular nuclei mediating...
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  • midbrain reticular formation (MRF), also known as reticular formation of midbrain, mesencephalic reticular formation, tegmental reticular formation, and formatio...
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  • transmitting an image. McCulloch also posited the concept of "poker chip" reticular formations as to how the brain deals with contradictory information in a democratic...
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  • pontine reticular formation (MPRF) is a part of the human brain located in the pons of the brainstem (specifically the central pontine reticular formation)....
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  • The dorsolateral pontine reticular formation contains noradrenergic pain-inhibiting neurons which project to inhibitory interneurons of the substantia...
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    and arousal are not fully known, the reticular formation is known to play a role in these. The ascending reticular activating system is a postulated group...
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    trigeminal nucleus (Main V in the diagram below) receive input from the reticular formation and cerebellar cortex. This information contributes to the final...
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    Hazrati, 1995) It has been suggested that the reticular nucleus receives afferent input from the reticular formation[citation needed] and in turn projects to...
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  • thermal, and crude touch information as well) from the spinal cord to reticular formation which in turn relays the information to the thalamus via reticulothalamic...
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  • reticulospinal tracts) are extrapyramidal motor tracts that descend from the reticular formation in two tracts to act on the motor neurons supplying the trunk and...
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    moving object while staying in focus. To the reticular formation. Signals sent to the reticular formation signal the new posture the body has taken on...
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    various parts of the brain, such as the hypothalamus, thalamus, and reticular formation. Neuron cell bodies of the SN are roughly somatotopically arranged...
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  • or people walking in a line. The lesions that disturb brainstem reticular formation or thalamic targets seem to be the source behind peduncular hallucinosis...
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    the trapezoid body Paramedian pontine reticular formation Parvocellular reticular nucleus Caudal pontine reticular nucleus Cerebellar peduncles Superior...
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    includes various different structures, such as the rostral end of the reticular formation, several nuclei controlling eye movements, the periaqueductal gray...
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  • saccades. It is caused by damage to the brainstem paramedian pontine reticular formation cells or the cerebellar neurons controlling those cells. Nystagmus...
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    periaqueductal gray. These convey an impulse to neurons in the medullary reticular formation which project down the reticulospinal tract and synapse with the...
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  • cross-link bonds. Reticular may also refer to: Reticular formation, a region in the brainstem that is involved in multiple tasks Reticular activating system...
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    ventral to the cerebral aqueduct. Several nuclei, tracts, and the reticular formation are contained here. The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is composed...
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    nuclei are traditionally considered to be the medial portion of the reticular formation, and appear as a ridge of cells in the center and most medial portion...
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  • The reticulotegmental nucleus, tegmental pontine reticular nucleus (or pontine reticular nucleus of the tegmentum) is an area within the floor of the...
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    (ventral) horn cells. Extrapyramidal tracts are chiefly found in the reticular formation of the pons and medulla, and target lower motor neurons in the spinal...
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  • Gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) Gigantocellular reticular nucleus, a subregion of the medullary reticular formation Glycemic index, measuring a food's effect...
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  • an inflammatory disease Release factors RF1, RF2, RF3, proteins Reticular formation, in the brainstem Rheumatoid factor, an antibody Receptive field...
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  • are very quick intermittent eye movements. The paramedian pontine reticular formation(PPRF), also in the pons is responsible for saccadic movement, relaying...
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  • depends upon reticular components which reside in the midbrain, diencephalon and pons. It is said that the midbrain reticular formation may be viewed...
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    located along the midline of the brainstem, and centered on the reticular formation. Axons from the neurons of the raphe nuclei form a neurotransmitter...
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    nucleus ambiguus is a group of large motor neurons situated in the reticular formation of the medulla oblongata of the brainstem. It represents a shared...
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  • Physical register file, in CPU design Platelet rich fibrin Pontine reticular formation Positive-real function in mathematics Programmed ribosomal frameshifting...
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