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A recent anatomical study [5] concerning corticofacial pathways in the monkey has demontrated mainly indirect, polysynaptic connections to the subnucleus of the facial nerve (FN) innervating upper facial muscles. These indirect corticofacial projections are mediated via interneurons of the reticular formation adjacent to the FN. In contrast, FN motor neurons supplying lower facial muscles receive only direct corticofacial innervation [5]. These observations were obtained using the technique of retro- and anterograde transport of horseradish peroxidase.
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Faig, J., Tegenthoff, M., Malin, JP. (1993). Magnetically Evoked Corticofacial Potentials of Orbicularis Oculi Muscle Conditioned by the Electrical Blink Reflex. In: Caplan, L.R., Hopf, H.C. (eds) Brain-Stem Localization and Function. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78172-8_25
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