The reticular formation is a set of interconnected nuclei that are located in the brainstem, hypothalamus, and other regions. It is not anatomically well...

The paramedian pontine reticular formation, also known as PPRF or paraabducens nucleus, is part of the pontine reticular formation, a brain region without...

midbrain reticular formation (MRF), also known as reticular formation of midbrain, mesencephalic reticular formation, tegmental reticular formation, and formatio...

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...

pontine reticular formation (MPRF) is a part of the human brain located in the pons of the brainstem (specifically the central pontine reticular formation)....

The gigantocellular reticular nucleus (Gi) is a subregion of the medullary reticular formation. As the name indicates, it consists mainly of so-called...

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...

trigeminal nucleus (Main V in the diagram below) receive input from the reticular formation and cerebellar cortex. This information contributes to the final...

Hazrati, 1995) It has been suggested that the reticular nucleus receives afferent input from the reticular formation[citation needed] and in turn projects to...

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...

The reticulotegmental nucleus, tegmental pontine reticular nucleus (or pontine reticular nucleus of the tegmentum) is an area within the floor of the...

periaqueductal gray. These convey an impulse to neurons in the medullary reticular formation which project down the reticulospinal tract and synapse with the...

the trapezoid body Paramedian pontine reticular formation Parvocellular reticular nucleus Caudal pontine reticular nucleus Cerebellar peduncles Superior...

saccades. It is caused by damage to the brainstem paramedian pontine reticular formation cells or the cerebellar neurons controlling those cells. Nystagmus...

ventral to the cerebral aqueduct. Several nuclei, tracts, and the reticular formation are contained here. The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is composed...

(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...

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...

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...

includes various different structures, such as the rostral end of the reticular formation, several nuclei controlling eye movements, the periaqueductal gray...

cross-link bonds. Reticular may also refer to: Reticular formation, a region in the brainstem that is involved in multiple tasks Reticular activating system...

anterior grey column of the spinal cord. They receive input from the reticular formation of the pons in the brainstem. Their axons are smaller than those...

various parts of the brain, such as the hypothalamus, thalamus, and reticular formation. Neuron cell bodies of the SN are roughly somatotopically arranged...

or people walking in a line. The lesions that disturb brainstem reticular formation or thalamic targets seem to be the source behind peduncular hallucinosis...

Gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) Gigantocellular reticular nucleus, a subregion of the medullary reticular formation Glycemic index, measuring a food's effect...

The caudal pontine reticular nucleus or nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis is a portion of the reticular formation, composed of gigantocellular neurons...

precipitate electrical impulses along neural pathways through the reticular formation up the midbrain to the thalamus, auditory cortex, and other cortical...

located along the midline of the brainstem, and centered on the reticular formation. Axons from the neurons of the raphe nuclei form a neurotransmitter...

syndrome. The pons first evolved as an offshoot of the medullary reticular formation. Since lampreys possess a pons, it has been argued that it must have...

depends upon reticular components which reside in the midbrain, diencephalon and pons. It is said that the midbrain reticular formation may be viewed...

lateral lemniscus is located where the cochlear nuclei and the pontine reticular formation (PRF) crossover. The PRF descends the reticulospinal tract where...