Talk:Olivary body

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A large aggregate of small densely packed nerve cells arranged in folded laminae shaped like a purse with the opening (hilum) directed medially. It corresponds in position to the oliva, projects to all parts of the contralateral half of the cerebellar cortex by way of the olivocerebellar tract, and is the only source of cerebellar climbing fibres. Its afferent connections include fibres from the spinal cord, the dentate nucleus and motor cortex, but its major input appears to be the central tegmental tract originating from multiple nuclei at midbrain levels.

CSTAR 00:22, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] not just medulla

This article says: "are a pair of prominent oval structures in the medulla oblongata". But afterswards it states that the superior olive is a part of the pons (and not medulla). A mistake? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.64.204.81 (talk) 14:13, 5 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] function

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What do the olivary nuclei actually do? 69.140.152.251 05:41, 16 September 2007 (UTC)