adjective
- relating to or involving the lemniscus, a bundle of nerve fibers in the brainstem that carries sensory information
Usage: medical; neuroanatomy
Examples
- The lemniscal pathway transmits touch and vibration sensations to the brain.
- Damage to lemniscal fibers can result in loss of fine touch discrimination.
- The medial lemniscal tract is crucial for proprioceptive awareness.
- Researchers studied lemniscal neurons in the laboratory.
- The patient showed impaired lemniscal function after the stroke.