Midbrain reticular formation

Midbrain reticular formation
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Latin	formatio reticularis mesencephali
NeuroLex ID	Midbrain reticular formation
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy []

The midbrain reticular formation (MRF; mesencephalic reticular formation; tegmental reticular formation; formatio reticularis (tegmenti) mesencephali) is a structure in the midbrain consisting of the dorsal tegmental nucleus, ventral tegmental nucleus, and cuneiform nucleus. These are also known as the .

The dorsal and ventral tegmental nuclei receive connections from the mammillo-tegmental bundle of Gudden, a branch of the mammillothalamic tract. The bundle of Gudden might be identical to the hypothalamotegmental tract.

Along with the oral pontine reticular nucleus, the midbrain reticular formation projects to the .

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