The pontocerebellar fibers are the second order neuron fibers of the corticopontocerebellar tracts that cross to the other side of the pons and run within the

middle cerebellar peduncles The middle cerebellar peduncle (brachium pontis) is a paired structure of the brain. It connects the pons to the cerebellum, with fibres originating from the pontine nucleus and travelling to the opposite hemisphere of the cerebellar cortex. It i ...

, from the

pons The pons (from Latin , "bridge") is part of the brainstem that in humans and other bipeds lies inferior to the midbrain, superior to the medulla oblongata and anterior to the cerebellum. The pons is also called the pons Varolii ("bridge of Va ...

to the contralateral

cerebellum The cerebellum (Latin for "little brain") is a major feature of the hindbrain of all vertebrates. Although usually smaller than the cerebrum, in some animals such as the mormyrid fishes it may be as large as or even larger. In humans, the cerebel ...

. The term "corticopontocerebellar" is the entire pathway from the

cerebral cortex The cerebral cortex, also known as the cerebral mantle, is the outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain in humans and other mammals. The cerebral cortex mostly consists of the six-layered neocortex, with just 10% consisting of ...

to the contralateral

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20130330093937/http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/virtualbrain/BrainStem/16Pontine.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20080221222726/http://isc.temple.edu/neuroanatomy/lab/atlas/pmjdc/ * http://www.sylvius.com/index/p/pontocerebellar_fibers.html Pons Cerebellar connections Central nervous system pathways {{Neuroanatomy-stub