Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

2009 Edition
| Editors: Marc D. Binder, Nobutaka Hirokawa, Uwe Windhorst

Trigeminal Lemniscus

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_6115

Synonyms

Lemniscus trigeminalis

Definition

Once the afferents have left the principle nucleus of the trigeminal nerve, they cross to the contralateral side as the ventral tegmental fasciculus, and form bundles here called the trigeminal lemniscus. The latter then passes together with the medial lemniscus and the spinothalamic tract to the thalamus.

 Mesencephalon

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