Hypothalamotegmental tract

The hypothalamotegmental tract is a pathway from the hypothalamus to the reticular formation.^[1] Axons from the posterior hypothalamus descend through the midbrain and pontine reticular formation. They connect with reticular neurons important in visceral and autonomic activity.^[2] The tract is a continuation of the medial forebrain bundle in the lateral portion of the tegmentum. It can only be seen with special staining.

See also

• Mammillothalamic tract
• Medial forebrain bundle
• Midbrain reticular formation