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Olivary pretectal nucleus

Known as: Pretectal olivary nucleus, Nucleus olivaris colliculi superioris (Fuse), Pretectal Nucleus, Olivary 
National Institutes of Health

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Nucleus solitarius

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Pretectal region

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2012
2012
Light-Induced Responses of Slow Oscillatory Neurons of the Rat Olivary Pretectal Nucleus
Background The olivary pretectal nucleus (OPN) is a small midbrain structure responsible for pupil constriction in response to… 
2008
2008
Ultra‐slow oscillatory neuronal activity in the rat olivary pretectal nucleus: comparison with oscillations within the intergeniculate leaflet
Oscillations with a period between 1 and 4 min have been previously observed in many visual system structures. To determine… 
2003
2003
Midbrain connections of the olivary pretectal nucleus in the marmoset (Callithrix jacchus): implications for the pupil light reflex pathway
Midbrain projections of the pretectal olivary nucleus (PON) were studied in the marmoset, a New World primate. The fluorescent… 
1995
1995
Anterior pretectal nucleus facilitation of superficial dorsal horn neurones and modulation of deafferentation pain in the rat.
1. Functional relationships between the anterior pretectal nucleus (APTN) and nociceptive dorsal horn neurones were investigated… 
1994
1994
Pattern of striate cortical projections to the pretectal complex in the guinea pig
The primary goal of this study was a determine whether the striate cortex (Oc 1) of the guinea pig projects to the pretactal… 
1990
1990
Role of anterior pretectal nucleus in somatosensory cortical descending modulation of jaw-opening reflex in rats
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Antinociceptive effects of dorsal column stimulation in the rat: involvement of the anterior pretectal nucleus.
1. The effects of stimulating A fibres in the dorsal columns on the responses of dorsal horn neurones to intense cutaneous… 
1989
1989
Inhibitory effect of stimulation of the anterior pretectal nucleus on the jaw-opening reflex
1989
1989
Activation of cells in the anterior pretectal nucleus by dorsal column stimulation in the rat.
1. The responses of neurones in the anterior pretectal nucleus (APTN) to electrical stimulation of the dorsal columns at twice… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Anterior pretectal stimulation alters the responses of spinal dorsal horn neurones to cutaneous stimulation in the rat.
1. The behavioural effects of stimulating sites in the anterior pretectal nucleus (a.p.t.n.) were studied in unanaesthetized rats… 
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