Reticular nucleus may refer to:
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Caudal pontine reticular nucleus
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Gigantocellular reticular nucleus, a nucleus that innervates the caudal hypoglossal nucleus, and responds to glutamateric stimuli.
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Lateral reticular nucleus
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Oral pontine reticular nucleus
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Paramedian reticular nucleus, a nucleus that mediate the horizontal eye movements on their ipsilateral sides
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Parvocellular reticular nucleus
The parvocellular reticular nucleus is part of the brain
The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. It consists of nervous tissue and is typically located in th ...
, part of the brain located dorsolateral to the caudal pontine reticular nucleus
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Tegmental pontine reticular nucleus, an area within the floor of the midbrain
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Thalamic reticular nucleus
The thalamic reticular nucleus is part of the ventral thalamus that forms a capsule around the thalamus laterally. However, recent evidence from mice and fish question this statement and define it as a dorsal thalamic structure. It is separated fro ...
, part of the ventral thalamus that forms a capsule around the thalamus laterally
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Ventral reticular nucleus, a continuation of the parvocellular nucleus in the brainstem
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