Lemniscus (Noun)
Meaning
A bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The medial lemniscus is a bundle of sensory nerve fibers that carries information from the body to the thalamus.
- The lateral lemniscus is a tract of axons in the brainstem that carries auditory information from the cochlear nucleus to the inferior colliculus.
- The medial lemniscus is responsible for transmitting proprioceptive and tactile information from the body to the thalamus.
- Damage to the medial lemniscus can result in loss of proprioception and tactile sensation in the affected limb.
- The lateral lemniscus is part of the auditory pathway that ultimately leads to the primary auditory cortex in the temporal lobe.