Nucleus of optic tract

Name:	Nucleus of optic tract
Description:	Predominantly gray matter structure consisting of large multipoloar cells lying aong axons of the brachium of the superior colliculus, lyaing adjaent to the dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic system. In several species, cells of this nucleus receive inpu from the contralateral retina (Sefton and Dreher in Paxinos, G. The rat nervous system, 1995, pg. 862).
Synonym(s):	nucleus of the optic tract, optic tract nucleus^[1]
Is part of:	pretectum
Super-category:	Regional part of brain
Id:	birnlex_868
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Neuronames ID ( what's this?):	453
Brain regions that send axons into this region:	retina

References

↑ Natal CL & Britto LR (1987) The pretectal nucleus of the optic tract modulates the direction selectivity of accessory optic neurons in rats. Brain Res 419: 320-3 PubMed

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AfferentProjections	Retina +
Created	15 July 2006 +
CurationStatus	uncurated +
Definition	Predominantly gray matter structure consis … Predominantly gray matter structure consisting of large multipoloar cells lying aong axons of the brachium of the superior colliculus, lyaing adjaent to the dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic system. In several species, cells of this nucleus receive inpu from the contralateral retina (Sefton and Dreher in Paxinos, G. The rat nervous system, 1995, pg. 862). . The rat nervous system, 1995, pg. 862).
Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.	PONS brain region +
Id	birnlex_868 +
Is part of	Pretectum +
Label	Nucleus of optic tract +
ModifiedDate	9 March 2012 +
NeuronamesLink	http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=453 +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki.	PONS brain region +
SuperCategory	Regional part of brain +
Synonym	nucleus of the optic tract +, and optic tract nucleus +
Umlscui	C0175356 +