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<pre style="color: green">Pontine Reticular Formation</pre>
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This page covers biological details of component group Pontine Reticular Formation.
Component group is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

* '''Top-down path to center''': Hindbrain Metencephalon -> Pontine Reticular Formation (HT.RF) (see [[OverallMindMaps|Mind Maps]])
* '''Function''':
(generated)
= Components =
(generated)


'''Component items''':
* '''Pontine Reticular Formation, Midline Column''' (HT.RF.MID)
** '''Raphe Nuclei of Pons''' (HT.RF.MID.RP)
*** [[BrainRegionLMC_HP_RP_PRN|Pontine Raphe Nucleus]] (LMC.HP.RP.PRN): Regulation of sleep cycle
* '''Pontine Reticular Formation, Medial Column''' (HT.RF.MED)
** '''Paramedian Pontine Reticular Formation''' (HT.PRF.PPRF)
*** [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.RPO): Mediation of changing to and from REM sleep
*** [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF|Caudal Pontine Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.CRF): Mediate head movements
*** [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_PVR|Parvocellular Reticular Nucleus]] (LRC.HT.PRF.PVR): Flow of respiratory current out of organism
* '''Pontine Reticular Formation, Lateral Column''' (HT.RF.LAT)
** [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_PRF_PDT|Pontine Reticulotegmental Nucleus]] (LLC.HT.PRF.PDT): Mediate saccadic eye movements
** [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB|Parabrachial Nucleus]] (LPC.HT.PRF.PB): Source of short-latency nociceptive input; sense of physiological condition of body well-being or interoception

= Connectivity =
(generated)


'''Internal Regions Connections:'''
* no connections

'''External Connections:'''

<img src="http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/CENTER.HT.RF_externals.dot.png" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">

'''External Inbound Center Connections:'''

{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Source Center''' || '''Sample Link''' || '''Reference'''
|-
| [[BrainCenterFAM_FT_CEAM|Central Extended Amygdala]] (FAM.FT.CEAM) || [[BrainRegionFAM_FT_IPAC_MED|FAM.FT.IPAC.MED]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB|LPC.HT.PRF.PB]]||(unknown reference)
|-
| [[BrainCenterFD_HT|Hypothalamus]] (FD.HT) || [[BrainRegionFMM_FD_MB_LMB|FMM.FD.MB.LMB]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_PRF_PDT|LLC.HT.PRF.PDT]]||[http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/mb.jpg Mammillary Body (LMB -> RTG)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG|Basal Ganglia]] (FEC.FT.BG) || [[BrainRegionFEC_FT_SNC_MED|FEC.FT.SNC.MED]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_PVR|LRC.HT.PRF.PVR]]||(unknown reference)
|-
| [[BrainCenterHL_SN|Myelencephalic Sensory Nuclei]] (HL.SN) || [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_TGS_STR|LPC.HL.TGS.STR]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_PRF_PDT|LLC.HT.PRF.PDT]]||[http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (SpinalTrigeminal -> RF, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterLLC_HT_CRC|Cerebellar Complex]] (LLC.HT.CRC) || [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_FN|LLC.HT.CR.FN]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF|LRC.HT.PRF.CRF]]||(unknown reference)
|-
| [[BrainCenterLPC_HT_VBN|Vestibular Nuclei]] (LPC.HT.VBN) || [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_IVBN|LPC.HT.IVBN]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF|LRC.HT.PRF.CRF]]||[http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/13VNAN.html Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) (VestibularNuclei -> PPRF, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterMM_REF|Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon]] (MM.REF) || [[BrainRegionLRC_MM_SC_DEEP|LRC.MM.SC.DEEP]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_PRF_PDT|LLC.HT.PRF.PDT]]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0387760401003308 Geniculate and Extyrageniculate Paths (SC -> RF, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterMM_RF|Mesencephalic Reticular Formation]] (MM.RF) || [[BrainRegionLLC_MM_SCNF|LLC.MM.SCNF]] -> [[BrainRegionLMC_HP_RP_PRN|LMC.HP.RP.PRN]]||(unknown reference)
|-
| [[BrainCenterNC_ACG|Anterior Cingulate Area]] (NC.ACG) || [[BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_VACG|NDM.NC.AL.VACG]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_PRF_PDT|LLC.HT.PRF.PDT]]||[http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblm.htm Cerebellum functional divisions (CTX -> PNN, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC|Lateral Prefrontal Cortex]] (NC.AL.LPFC) || [[BrainRegionNPE_NC_BRA_PO|NPE.NC.BRA.PO]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_PRF_PDT|LLC.HT.PRF.PDT]]||[http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblm.htm Cerebellum functional divisions (CTX -> PNN, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNC_PMC|Premotor Cortex]] (NC.PMC) || [[BrainRegionNMA_NC_PMC_AFEF|NMA.NC.PMC.AFEF]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|LRC.HT.PRF.RPO]]||[http://openagrosrl.com/www/page/292/ Motor neurons control (CTX -> PRF, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainRegionNMA_NC_MC|Motor Cortex]] (NMA.NC.MC) || [[BrainRegionNMA_NC_MC|NMA.NC.MC]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_PRF_PDT|LLC.HT.PRF.PDT]]||[http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblm.htm Cerebellum functional divisions (CTX -> PNN, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNMA_NC_SMC|Supplementary Motor Cortex]] (NMA.NC.SMC) || [[BrainRegionNMA_NC_SMC_F3|NMA.NC.SMC.F3]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_PRF_PDT|LLC.HT.PRF.PDT]]||[http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblm.htm Cerebellum functional divisions (CTX -> PNN, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNSA_NC_IT|Inferotemporal Area]] (NSA.NC.IT) || [[BrainRegionNSA_NC_IT_TE|NSA.NC.IT.TE]] -> [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|LRC.HT.PRF.RPO]]||[http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/saccades.jpg Saccades and smooth movements (TEF -> DLPN, abstract)]
|}

'''External Outbound Center Connections:'''

{| class=wikitable width=80%
| '''Target Center''' || '''Sample Link''' || '''Reference'''
|-
| [[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM|Amygdala]] (FAM.FT.AM) || [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB|LPC.HT.PRF.PB]] -> [[BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_CEL|FAM.FT.AM.CEL]]||[http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (PB -> AM, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterFD_HT|Hypothalamus]] (FD.HT) || [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB|LPC.HT.PRF.PB]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_DM|LAC.FD.HT.DM]]||[http://www.pnas.org/content/103/32/12150/F7.expansion.html Food-entrainable circadian oscillator (PBN -> DMH)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterFD_TH_SR|Sensory Thalamus]] (FD.TH.SR) || [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB|LPC.HT.PRF.PB]] -> [[BrainRegionNSA_FD_TH_VPI|NSA.FD.TH.VPI]]||(unknown reference)
|-
| [[BrainCenterFEC_FT_BG|Basal Ganglia]] (FEC.FT.BG) || [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB|LPC.HT.PRF.PB]] -> [[BrainRegionFEC_FT_ACC_SH|FEC.FT.ACC.SH]]||[http://www.nature.com/nrendo/journal/v6/n8/fig_tab/nrendo.2010.93_F1.html Bowels control brain: gut hormones and obesity (PBN -> NAc, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterHL_MN|Myelencephalic Motor Nuclei]] (HL.MN) || [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF|LRC.HT.PRF.CRF]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HL_AMB|LPC.HL.AMB]]||[http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroanatomy/10.3389/fnana.2011.00034/full Vocal Control (RF -> NucleusAmbiguus, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterHL_PSN|Myelencephalic Parasympathetic Nuclei]] (HL.PSN) || [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB|LPC.HT.PRF.PB]] -> [[BrainRegionLAC_HL_VGN|LAC.HL.VGN]]||[http://www.intechopen.com/books/computational-intelligence-in-electromyography-analysis-a-perspective-on-current-applications-and-future-challenges/sphincter-emg-for-diagnosing-multiple-system-atrophy-and-related-disorders Physiology and pathophysiology of lower urinary tract (PBN -> DVM)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterHT_MN|Metencephalic Motor Nuclei]] (HT.MN) || [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_CRF|LRC.HT.PRF.CRF]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_FCM|LPC.HT.FCM]]||[http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroanatomy/10.3389/fnana.2011.00034/full Vocal Control (RF -> MotorVII, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterHT_TG|Pontine Tegmental Nuclei]] (HT.TG) || [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|LRC.HT.PRF.RPO]] -> [[BrainRegionFAM_HT_TG_NI|FAM.HT.TG.NI]]||(unknown reference)
|-
| [[BrainCenterLLC_HT_CRC|Cerebellar Complex]] (LLC.HT.CRC) || [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_PRF_PDT|LLC.HT.PRF.PDT]] -> [[BrainRegionLLC_HT_CR_CC|LLC.HT.CR.CC]]||[http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblm.htm Cerebellum functional divisions (PNN -> CRP)]
|-
| [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_ABD|Abducens Nucleus]] (LPC.HT.ABD) || [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|LRC.HT.PRF.RPO]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_ABD|LPC.HT.ABD]]||[http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/13VNAN.html Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) (PPRF -> Abducens, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterLPC_HT_VBN|Vestibular Nuclei]] (LPC.HT.VBN) || [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|LRC.HT.PRF.RPO]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_IVBN|LPC.HT.IVBN]]||(unknown reference)
|-
| [[BrainCenterMM_PER|Perhipheral Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon]] (MM.PER) || [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|LRC.HT.PRF.RPO]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_MM_OCN|LPC.MM.OCN]]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566 Global visual system (RF -> OPN, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterNC_INS|Insular Cortex]] (NC.INS) || [[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB|LPC.HT.PRF.PB]] -> [[BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PIC|NCP.NC.INS.PIC]]||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763401000215 Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (PB -> Gud, abstract)]
|-
| [[BrainCenterSC_VH|Anterior/Ventral Horn]] (SC.VH) || [[BrainRegionLRC_HT_PRF_RPO|LRC.HT.PRF.RPO]] -> [[BrainRegionLPC_SC_VH_SAN|LPC.SC.VH.SAN]]||[http://openagrosrl.com/www/page/292/ Motor neurons control (PRF -> EGMN, abstract)]
|}