Dentatothalamic tract

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.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	tractus dentatothalamicus
NeuroNames	534
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_1104
TA2	5847
FMA	72462
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The term "dentatorubrothalamocortical" is sometimes used to emphasize termination in the cerebral cortex.^[2]

Additional images

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  3D data of the dentatothalamic tract. Reonctructed using tractography.

See also

• Cerebellothalamic tract
• Red nucleus