Rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus
| Rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus | |
|---|---|
Axial section through mid-brain. (Nucleus is not labeled, but MLF is "b", in red.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus interstitialis |
| NeuroNames | 516 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1481 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus (riMLF) is a collection of neurons in the medial longitudinal fasciculus in the midbrain. It is responsible for mediating vertical conjugate eye movements (vertical gaze): 458.e1 and vertical saccades.: 122 It mostly projects efferents to the ipsilateral oculomotor and trochlear nuclei.: 458.e1
To mediate downgaze, it projects efferents to the ipsilateral oculomotor nucleus and trochlear nucleus; mediate upgaze,: 777-778 it projects efferents to the contralateral aforementioned nuclei: 122 through the posterior commissure.: 777-778
It is one of the accessory oculomotor nuclei.: 156