Hypothalamotegmental tract

The hypothalamotegmental tract is a pathway from the hypothalamus to the reticular formation.

[1] Axons from the posterior hypothalamus descend through the midbrain and pontine reticular formation.

They connect with reticular neurons important in visceral and autonomic activity.

[2] The tract is a continuation of the medial forebrain bundle in the lateral portion of the tegmentum.

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