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Dorsal stream - encyclopedia article about Dorsal stream. (805 words) |
 | The dorsal stream is a pathway for visual information which flows through the visual cortex The visual cortex is the general term applied to both the primary visual cortex (also known as "V1") and the visual association area (V2, V3, V4, V5). |
| The dorsal stream is one of two main pathways of the visual cortex, the other being the ventral stream ventral stream and the dorsal stream. |
| The dorsal stream (also known as the parietal stream or the "where" stream) stretches from the primary visual cortex (V1) in the occipital lobe The occipital lobes are the visual processing center of mammalian brains. |
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| The neurons of the dorsal respiratory group are intermingled with the neurons of the tractus solitarius. |
| The neurons of the ventral respiratory group are intermingled with the neurons of the nucleus ambiguus and retroambigualis (Figure 15.1). |
| The efferent connections of the respiratory groups are with the phrenic center, alpha motor neurons of the intercostal muscles, and the cranial nerve motor neurons of the upper airway muscles. |
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