human_reference_atlas part of Homo sapiens brain oculomotor nuclear complex pretectal region BAMS:PRT BIRNLEX:703 NLX:59721 pretectal nuclei FMA:62402 DHBA:12181 UMLS:C0175354 Wikipedia:Pretectum neuronames:467 pretectal region HBA:9079 part of diencephalon in ZFA - modify to adjacent here, supported by pub. Note there is some inconsistency in resources between the region vs nuclei - sometimes they are treated equivalent, sometimes separate (e.g. MP) pretectal area within the amniotes, this region is smaller in mammals[ISBN:0471888893] nuclei pretectales area pretectalis MBA:1100 SCTID:416333003 ZFA:0000418 XAO:0004303 Region of brain lying between the midbrain tectum and the thalamus (Sefton and Dreher, in Paxinos, G The rat central nervous system, 1995, pg 859), Situated at the level of poterior commissure and just rostral to the superior colliculus (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed, 1981, pg 542) UBERON:0001944 pretectum MESH:D066250 BAMS:PTec uberon TAO:0000418 BAMS:PTc regio pretectalis Pretectal region Wikipedia:Pretectal_area A narrow, transversely oriented rostral zone of the mesencephalic tectum, bounded caudally by the superior colliculus, rostrally by the habenular trigone, and laterally by the pulvinar thalami; the pretectal area contains several nuclei that receive fibers from the optic tract; it has bilateral efferent connections with the Edinger-Westphal nucleus of the oculomotor nuclear complex by way of which it mediates the pupillary light refle[MP:0009637]x in monotremes, undifferentiated and possesses only a single nucleus[ISBN:0471888893] praetectum MA:0001062 teleost fishes exhibit hypertrophy of the pretectum[ISBN:0471888893] It receives binocular sensory input from retinal ganglion cells of the eyes, and is the region responsible for maintaining the pupillary light reflex EMAPA:32778 DMBA:16510 BM:MB-Tec-PT nucleus praetectalis AS Nuclear complex between dorsal thalamus and optic tectum whose nuclei receive afferents primarily from the retina and the optic tectum and are involved in modulating motor behavior in response to visual input. area praetectalis red nucleus substantia nigra pars reticulata parvocellular oculomotor nucleus ventral tegmental nucleus ventral tegmental area cuneiform nucleus trochlear nucleus substantia nigra pars lateralis central gray substance of midbrain nuclear complex of neuraxis gray matter of midbrain