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Meaning of lemniscus
lemniscus (n)
a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
lemniscus (n.)
One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
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a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamusOne of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
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The medial lemniscus is part of the somatosensory pathway, transmitting sensory information from the body to the thalamus.
The lateral lemniscus transmits auditory information from the cochlear nuclei to the inferior colliculus.
The spinothalamic tract and the medial lemniscus form the two major ascending pathways for somatosensory information in the CNS.
The medial lemniscus relay information of tactile discrimination, conscious proprioception, and vibration sense.
