The distribution of the cortical origin of the corticoreticular pathway in the human brain: A diffusion tensor imaging study

• Published in: Somatosensory & motor research Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 204 - 208
• Main Authors: Jang, Sung Ho, Seo, Jeong Pyo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa UK Ltd 01-12-2014; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Anisotropy; Brain Mapping; Cerebral cortex; Cerebral Cortex - anatomy & histology; corticoreticular pathway; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Male; Middle Aged; Nerve Fibers, Myelinated - physiology; Neural Pathways - physiology; premotor cortex; Reticular Formation - anatomy & histology; Young Adult; diffusion tensor imaging; Cerebral cortex; premotor cortex; corticoreticular pathway
• ISSN: 0899-0220; 1369-1651
• DOI: 10.3109/08990220.2014.917292

Abstract
We investigated the distribution of the cortical origin of the corticoreticular pathway (CRP) in the human brain. Forty normal subjects were recruited and CRPs from four cortical areas were reconstructed. The first cortical origin area of the CRP was the premotor cortex and the next was the primary motor cortex. Although the CRP fibers also originated from the primary somatosensory cortex and prefrontal cortex, they occupied the smallest portion among four regions of interest.