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Oculomotor Nucleus
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This page covers biological details of component Oculomotor Nucleus. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.
- Top-down path to region: Midbrain Mesencephalon -> Perhipheral Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon (MM.PER) -> Oculomotor Nucleus (LPC.MM.OCN) (see Mind Maps)
- Type: nucleus
- Quality: L0
- Brain area: Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area (LPC)
- Area circuit: Vision Motor (AVM)
- Role: flexor.nucleus
- Function: Change Eye Direction
- Notes to function:
- Muscle nucleus
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Components
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Component items:
- Anterior Median Oculomotor Nucleus
- Central Oculomotor Nucleus
- Caudal Central Oculomotor Nucleus
- Dorsal Oculomotor Nucleus
- Intermediate Oculomotor Nucleus
- Medial Oculomotor Nucleus
- Ventral Oculomotor Nucleus
Connectivity
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Inbound Region Connections:
| Source Area | Source Region | Source Name | Type | Role | Reference |
| LPC | LPC.HL.TGS.STR | Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus | excitatory-glu | uncertain | Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (SpinalTrigeminal -> Oculomotor) |
| LPC.HT.ABD | Abducens Nucleus | excitatory-glu | uncertain | Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) (Abducens -> Oculomotor) | |
| LPC.HT.MVBN | Medial Vestibular Nucleus | excitatory-glu | uncertain | (unknown reference) | |
| LPC.HT.SVBN | Superior Vestibular Nucleus | excitatory-glu | uncertain | (unknown reference) | |
| LRC | LRC.HT.PRF.RPO | Oral Pontine Reticular Nucleus | excitatory-glu | uncertain | Global visual system (RF -> OPN, abstract) |
| LRC.MM.CJ | Cajal Nucleus | excitatory-glu | uncertain | Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (SupraOculomotor -> Oculomotor, abstract) | |
| LRC.MM.PT.SL | Sublentiform Nucleus | excitatory-glu | uncertain | (unknown reference) | |
| LRC.MM.RIMLF | Rostral Interstitial Nucleus of MLF | excitatory-glu | uncertain | Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (SupraOculomotor -> Oculomotor, abstract) | |
| LRC.MM.SC.DEEP | Deep Superior Colliculus | excitatory-glu | uncertain | Retina and superior colliculus targets (SC -> Oculomotor, abstract) |
Outbound Region Connections:
| Target Area | Target Region | Target Name | Type | Role | Reference |
| TSA | TARGET.TSA.EYE | Eye | eye-muscle-rotate-major-inferior-oblique | (none) | Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex (Oculomotor -> EYE) |
Thirdparty Circuits
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- Eye blink reflex and pupillary light reflex - see Reference (CP.SACCADIC-MOTOR-CONTROL)
Abducens=Abducens Nucleus,LPC.HT.ABD Ciliary=Ciliary Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.CLG EWN=Edinger-Westphal Nucleus,LAC.MM.EWN EYE=Eye,TARGET.TSA.EYE Facial=Facial Motor Nucleus,LPC.HT.FCM Oculomotor=Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN Pretectum=Pretectum,MM.PT (see Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon) PrincipalTrigeminal=Principal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HT.PN.PTR RF=Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.RF SpinalTrigeminal=Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HL.TGS.STR SupraOculomotor=Supraoculomotor Area,VBA.MM.SOA (see Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon) VAC=Associative Visual Cortex,NPE.NC.OCC.V3 (see Occipital Lobe)
- Extraocular eye muscles - see Reference (CX.EYE-EXTRAOCULAR-MUSCLES)
ABD=Abducens Nucleus,LPC.HT.ABD EYE=Eye,TARGET.TSA.EYE OCN=Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN TRC=Trochlear Nucleus,LPC.MM.TRH
- Vision Components - see Reference (CP.VISION-COMPONENTS)
CG=Ciliary Ganglion,LAC.PN.PSYM.CLG EWN=Edinger-Westphal Nucleus,LAC.MM.EWN EYE=Eye,TARGET.TSA.EYE LGN=Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN OCN=Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN RT=Retinal Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.RT SOA=Supraoculomotor Area,VBA.MM.SOA (see Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon) STN=Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus,LPC.HL.TGS.STR VAC=Posterior Eye Field,NPE.NC.IPS.PEF (see Intraparietal Sulcus) VC=Occipital Lobe,NC.LOBE.OCC
- Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) - see Reference (CP.VESTIBULO-OCULAR-REFLEX)
Abducens=Abducens Nucleus,LPC.HT.ABD FEF=Frontal Eye Field,NMA.NC.PMC.FEF (see Premotor Cortex) Oculomotor=Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN PPRF=Paramedian Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.PRF.PPRF (see Pontine Reticular Formation) VestibularGanglion=Vestibular Ganglion,LPC.PN.SG.VB VestibularNuclei=Inferior Vestibular Nuclei,LPC.HT.IVBN
- Retina and superior colliculus targets - see Reference (CP.RETINA-SUPERIOR-COLLICULUS)
Abducens=Abducens Nucleus,LPC.HT.ABD LGB=Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN OCC=Occipital Lobe,NC.LOBE.OCC Oculomotor=Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN Pulvinar=Pulvinar,FD.PV (see Sensory Thalamus) Retina=Retinal Nucleus,LPC.FD.RT SC=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon) Trochlear=Trochlear Nucleus,LPC.MM.TRH
- Global visual system - see Reference (CP.GLOBAL-VISUAL-SYSTEM)
ATH=Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus,FD.TH.AN (see Cognitive Thalamus) BGA=Basal Ganglia,FEC.FT.BG FrontalCortex=Anterior Lobe,NC.LOBE.ANT LGN=Lateral Geniculate Nucleus,NSA.FD.LGN OPN=Oculomotor Nucleus,LPC.MM.OCN ParietalCortex=Parietal Lobe,NC.LOBE.PAR Pulvinar=Pulvinar,FD.PV (see Sensory Thalamus) RF=Pontine Reticular Formation,HT.RF Retina=Retinal Nucleus,LPC.FD.RT SCi=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon) SCs=Superior Colliculus,MM.SC (see Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon) SNc=Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta Lateral,FEC.FT.SNC.LT SNr=Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Dorsolateral,FEC.FT.SNR.DL SpinalCord=Lamina IX,SC.VH.L9 (see Anterior/Ventral Horn) Striatum=Striatum,FEC.FT.ST (see Basal Ganglia) VisualCortex=Occipital Lobe,NC.LOBE.OCC
References
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- http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s3/chapter07.html
- http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/the-cranial-nerves-organization-of-the-central-nervous-system-part-4
- http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/13VNAN.html
- http://unifiedtao-en.blogspot.ru/2011/03/what-we-see-of-tao.html
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566
