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Pretectal area

In neuroanatomy, the pretectal area, or pretectum, is a midbrain structure composed of seven nuclei and comprises part of the subcortical visual system. Through reciprocal bilateral projections from the retina, it is involved primarily in mediating behavioral responses to acute changes in ambient light such as the pupillary light reflex, the optokinetic…

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FMA
62402
Latin
area praetectalis
MeSH
D066250
NeuroLex ID
nlx_59721
NeuroNames
467
Part of
Midbrain

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Pretectal area

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples27
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

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Pretectal area

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related to Location and structure · 15
Pretectal area → CPA, It, NOT, NPA, NPM, NPP, ON, PLi, Several, The, The NOT, The ON, Two, While, Within
FMA · 1
Pretectal area → 62402
Latin · 1
Pretectal area → area praetectalis
MeSH · 1
Pretectal area → D066250
NeuroLex ID · 1
Pretectal area → nlx_59721
NeuroNames · 1
Pretectal area → 467
Part of · 1
Pretectal area → Midbrain
Parts · 1
Pretectal area → anterior pretectal nucleus, medial pretectal nucleus, nucleus of the optic tract, olivary pretectal nucleus, posterior pretectal nucleus, posterior limitans, commissural pretect…
TA2 · 1
Pretectal area → 5739
TA98 · 1
Pretectal area → A14.1.08.505 A14.1.08.506

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nuclei pretectal pretectum nucleus midbrain projections npa information posterior regions superior reflex part project eye colliculus rem sleep light pupillary

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Pretectal areaFMA624021.00infobox
Pretectal areaLatinarea praetectalis1.00infobox
Pretectal areaMeSHD0662501.00infobox
Pretectal areaNeuroLex IDnlx_597211.00infobox
Pretectal areaNeuroNames4671.00infobox
Pretectal areaPart ofMidbrain1.00infobox
Pretectal areaPartsanterior pretectal nucleus, medial pretectal nucleus, nucleus of the optic tract, olivary pretectal nucleus, posterior pretectal nucleus, posterior limitans, commissural pretect…1.00infobox
Pretectal areaTA257391.00infobox
Pretectal areaTA98A14.1.08.505 A14.1.08.5061.00infobox
the pupillary light reflexinstance ofit is involved primarily in mediating behavioral responses to acute changes in ambient light0.80text
the optokinetic reflexinstance ofit is involved primarily in mediating behavioral responses to acute changes in ambient light0.80text
and temporary changes to the circadian rhythminstance ofit is involved primarily in mediating behavioral responses to acute changes in ambient light0.80text

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