The tectopontine projection in the cat: An experimental anatomical study with comments on pathways for teleceptive impulses to the cerebellum

Following lesions of different sizes and locations of the superior colliculus the distribution of degenerating fibers in the pontine nuclei was determined in the cat in Nauta and Fink and Heimer impregnated sections. The superior colliculus projects exclusively to most of the dorsolateral nucleus in the ipsilateral pontine nuclei. There appears to be some degree of topical arrangement in the projection.

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