Vestibulocerebellar tract

Vestibulocerebellar tract
Vestibulocerebellar tract
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Latin	fibrae vestibulocerebellares,; tractus vestibulocerebellaris
NeuroNames	615
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_1009
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The vestibulocerebellar fibres or vestibulocerebellar tract are second-order axons from the vestibular nuclei as well as first-order axons from the vestibular ganglion/nerve.^[1]^: 291 They pass through the juxtarestiform body of the inferior cerebellar peduncle to reach the cerebellum,^[1]^: 290 terminating in the vestibulocerebellum and part of the vermis^[1]^: 294 as well as the (ipsilateral and contralateral) fastigial and dentate nuclei.^[1]^: 402 They are involved in maintaining balance.^[1]^: 291

The first-order axons in the VCFs terminate in the ipsilateral flocculonodular lobe; this direct projection to the cerebellum is an unique feature of the vestibular system.^[1]^: 399

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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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[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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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