Dorsal longitudinal fasciculus
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The dorsal longitudinal fasciculus (DLF) (not to be confused with the medial longitudinal fasciculus, nor the superior longitudinal fasciculus) is a longitudinal tract interconnecting the posterior hypothalamus, and the inferior medulla oblongata. It contains both ascending tracts and descending tracts, and serves to link the forebrain, and the visceral autonomic centres of the lower brainstem.[1] It conveys both visceral motor signals, and sensory signals.
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Latin | fasciculus longitudinalis posterior, fasciculus longitudinalis dorsalis |
NeuroNames | 599 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_986 |
TA98 | A14.1.05.305 |
TA2 | 5868 |
FMA | 83845 |
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