The course and termination of the striae of Monakow and held in the cat

The course and termination of the stria of Monakow and stria of Held were studied with Nauta‐Gygax technique following a localized lesion of the dorsal cochlear nucleus in the cat. A dense preterminal degeneration within all homolateral primary cochlear nuclei and a tract of degenerated fibers crossing the restiform body dorsally were found. This tract divides in two branches forming the stria of Held and stria of Monakow.