Rubro-olivary tract
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The rubro-olivary tract is a tract which connects the inferior olive and the parvocellular red nucleus
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It is hypothesized that it uses both the corticospinal tract
and rubrospinal tract
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Parvocellular red nucleus
The parvocellular red nucleus is located in the rostral midbrain and is involved in motor coordination. Together with the magnocellular red nucleus, it makes up the red nucleus....
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It is hypothesized that it uses both the corticospinal tract
Corticospinal tract
The corticospinal or pyramidal tract is a collection of axons that travel between the cerebral cortex of the brain and the spinal cord....
and rubrospinal tract
Rubrospinal tract
The rubrospinal tract is a part of the nervous system. It is a part of the lateral indirect extra-pyramidal tract.-Function:In humans, the rubrospinal tract is one of several major motor control pathways. It is smaller and has fewer axons than the corticospinal tract, suggesting that it is less...
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External links
- http://www.ucsf.edu/nreview/02.1-Anatomy-Brain&SC/Cerebellum.html