Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Hard

Lemniscus

Meaning: A ribbon-like bundle of sensory fibres ascending through the brainstem to the thalamus.

In practice: Dorsal column fibres cross in the medulla and ascend in the medial bundle to the thalamus.

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