| Fibres from the dorsal cochlear nucleus cross the midline to end on the cells of the nuclei of the lateral lemniscus. |
| A thin, transversely oriented ribbon of fibers, the medial lemniscus, ascends from the lower brainstem into the midbrain tegmentum where it occupies a ventrolateral position. |
| Ascending from the medulla and curving dorsolaterally into the tegmentum of the midbrain is the medial lemniscus, on its way to the thalamus. |
| After decussating, these fibers ascend in a compact, ribbon like tract called the medial lemniscus. |
| At the medullary level, the medial lemniscus is found dorsal to the pyramidal tract and medial to the olivary nucleus. |
| The cortical SEP elicited by direct brain stimulation of the lemniscus or thalamus was resistant to the suppressant effects of alfentanil. |
