ISSN:
1432-1106
Keywords:
Lateral reticular nucleus
;
Reticulocerebellar tract
;
Spinoreticular tract
;
Cerebellum
;
Flexor reflex afferents
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The experiments were done on unanaesthetized, decerebrate, and decerebellate cats. Recording was made from axons originating in the lateral reticular nucleus on stimulation of various nerves, cutaneous receptors, and certain descending tracts. Excitatory and inhibitory effects were evoked from the flexor reflex afferents of receptive fields which included most of the body surface. It is concluded that the lateral reticular nucleus with respect to its afferent inflow is similar to the non-cerebellar nuclei of the reticular formation. The possibility that the reticulocerebellar tract is important in determining the background excitation of cortical neurones is discussed. The effects evoked by stimulation of descending tracts were consistent with the disclosure that the bilateral ventral flexor reflex tract is the afferent path to the lateral reticular nucleus.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00237704
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