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Ascending tract carrying information detected by contralateral dorsal
root ganglion neurons
Spinothalamic, spinoreticular, spinomesenphalic, (spinocerebellar)
Site where spinothalamic tract axons cross the midline
anterior commisure
Subcortical forebrain site of synaptic relay of sensory information
from the hand
cuneate fasiculus
Cortical area representing sensation from the face
post central gyrus, S1 on more temporal side
Nucleus receiving somatosensory information from the face
Trigeminal (pass to medial VPN)
Subcortical forebrain site of synaptic relay of sensory information from the hand
Lateral VPN of thalamus
Spinal cord site of enkephalin neurons modifying pain transmission
dorsal horn (in PAG)