Ventral reticulospinal tract

Abstract  The primate reticulospinal tract is usually considered to control proximal and axial muscles, and to be involved mainly… Expand

Although the reticulospinal tract is a major descending motor pathway in mammals, its contribution to upper limb control in… Expand

The motor output of the pontomedullary reticular formation (PMRF) was investigated to determine the reticulospinal system’s… Expand

Pathways through which reticulospinal neurons can influence contralateral limb movements were investigated by recording from… Expand

The present study was designed to relate functional locomotor outcome to the anatomical extent and localization of lesions in the… Expand

The startle reflex protects animals from blows or predatory attacks by quickly stiffening the limbs, body wall and dorsal neck in… Expand

1. Physiological methods were used to examine the pattern of inputs from different sensory cortices onto individual superior… Expand

The medullary and spinal efferents of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus and adjacent mesopontine tegmentum were investigated… Expand

The latency of the acoustic startle reflex in the rat is 8 msec, measured from tone onset to the beginning of the… Expand

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the anatomy of brain stem pathways to the spinal cord in cat. In the series of… Expand