Dentatothalamic tract
Brain structure
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The dentatothalamic tract (or dentatorubrothalamic tract) is a tract which originates in the dentate nucleus, follows the ipsilateral superior cerebellar peduncle, decussates later on reaching the contralateral red nucleus and the contralateral thalamus.[1]
| Dentatothalamic tract | |
|---|---|
The cerebello-dentato-thalamo-cortical pathway. The figure depicts the pathway from the cerebellum to the motor cortex, via the ventrolateral nucleus of the thalamus. | |
 Tractography of dentatothalamic tract. | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tractus dentatothalamicus |
| NeuroNames | 534 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1104 |
| TA2 | 5847 |
| FMA | 72462 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The term "dentatorubrothalamocortical" is sometimes used to emphasize termination in the cerebral cortex.[2]
Additional images
3D data of the dentatothalamic tract. Reonctructed using tractography.
