The Midbrain or Mesencephalon, the Course of the Fibers of the Lemniscus

The Midbrain or Mesencephalon, the Course of the Fibers of the Lemniscus. The illustration shows the medial lemniscus in blue, lateral in red, thalamus, corpora quadrigemina, superior olivary nucleus, cochlear nucleus, sensory cerebral nuclei, nucleus gracilis, and nucleus cuneatus. Henry Vandyke Carter, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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