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  2. Midbrain - Wikipedia

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    The nuclei of two pairs of cranial nerves are similarly located at the ventral side of the periaqueductal grey – the pair of oculomotor nuclei (which control the eyelid, and most eye movements) is located at the level of the superior colliculus, [10] while the pair of trochlear nuclei (which helps focus vision on more proximal objects) is ...

  3. Lateral lemniscus - Wikipedia

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    The lateral lemniscus is a tract of axons in the brainstem that carries information about sound from the cochlear nucleus to various brainstem nuclei and ultimately the contralateral inferior colliculus of the midbrain. Three distinct, primarily inhibitory, cellular groups are located interspersed within these fibers, and are thus named the ...

  4. Colliculus - Wikipedia

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    Inferior colliculus, the principal midbrain nucleus of the auditory pathway; Superior colliculus, a paired structure that forms a major component of the vertebrate midbrain; Collicular arteries, which supply portions of the midbrain

  5. Oculomotor nucleus - Wikipedia

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    The nucleus of the oculomotor nerve does not consist of a continuous column of cells, but is broken up into a number of smaller nuclei, which are arranged in two groups, anterior and posterior. Those of the posterior group are six in number, five of which are symmetrical on the two sides of the middle line, while the sixth is centrally placed ...

  6. Corpora quadrigemina - Wikipedia

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    It consists of groups of nerve cells-grey matter scattered in white matter. It basically connects the forebrain and the hind brain. It has four corpora quadrigemina which are the reflex centres of eye movement and auditory responses. The superior part of corpora quadrigemina are called superior colliculi, and inferior part as inferior colliculi ...

  7. Medial geniculate nucleus - Wikipedia

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    There are two main cell types in the ventral subnucleus of the medial geniculate body (VMGN): Thalamocortical relay cells (or principal neurons): The dendritic input to these cells comes from two sets of dendritic trees oriented on opposite poles of the cell.

  8. Collicular artery - Wikipedia

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    The collicular artery originates from P1 segment of the posterior cerebral artery near the side of interpeduncular fossa. [2] It arises just distal to the bifurcation of the basilar artery . It runs posteriorly along the cerebral peduncle passing the crural and ambient cisterns.

  9. Tegmentum - Wikipedia

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    In embryos, the tegmentum is the anterior half of the neural tube. However, for fetuses to adults, tegmentum refers only to the parts of the brain that remain relatively unchanged after development is complete, i.e. at the brain stem especially the midbrain. Other parts, on the other hand, develop further, through folding and thickening, and ...