Interstitial nucleus of Cajal

Interstitial nucleus of Cajal
Interstitial nucleus of Cajal
Details
System	Oculomotor system
Location	Midbrain
Function	Head-eye movement coordination (especially vertical gaze)
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The interstitial nucleus of Cajal is a small midbrain^[1]^: 321-322 accessory oculomotor nucleus^[1]^: 241 involved in head-eye movement coordination (especially movements related to vertical gaze). It is situated in the dorsomedial portion of the mesencephalic tegmentum near the oculomotor nucleus and adjacent to the medial longitudinal fasciculus.^[1]^: 321-322 It receives afferents from the visual association areas via the corticotectal tract.^[1]^: 241

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Patestas, Maria A.; Gartner, Leslie P. (2016). A Textbook of Neuroanatomy (2nd ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-118-67746-9.

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