Intercalated nucleus (''nucleus intercalatus'') called also Staderini nucleus is a group of nerve cells in the
medulla oblongata
The medulla oblongata or simply medulla is a long stem-like structure which makes up the lower part of the brainstem. It is anterior and partially inferior to the cerebellum. It is a cone-shaped neuronal mass responsible for autonomic (involun ...
, between the
dorsal nucleus of the vagus nerve
The dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve (or posterior nucleus of vagus nerve or dorsal vagal nucleus or nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi or nucleus posterior nervi vagi) is a cranial nerve nucleus for the vagus nerve in the medulla that lies ventral to the fl ...
(lateral to the intercalated nucleus) and the
nucleus of the hypoglossal nerve (medial to intercalated nucleus), forming part of the
perihypoglossal nuclear complex.
Function. Probably involved in the control of the vestibuloocular reflex and may contribute to the vertical neural integrator.
Described for the first time in 1894 by
Rutilio Staderini (1861–1942), Italian neuroanatomist
References
John Alan Kiernan, Murray Llewellyn Barr. ''Barr's The Human Nervous System: An Anatomical Viewpoint.'' 2008
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