noun
- plural of lemniscus; ribbon-like nerve fiber tracts in the brainstem that carry sensory information
Usage: anatomy; neuroscience
Examples
- The medial lemnisci carry touch and proprioceptive information from the body to the thalamus.
- Damage to the lateral lemnisci can affect auditory processing.
- Medical students study the pathways of various lemnisci in neuroanatomy class.
- The trigeminal lemnisci transmit facial sensory information.
- Researchers mapped the connections between different lemnisci in the brainstem.