midbrain reticular formation ( MRF )
The term midbrain reticular formation (MRF) refers to a histologically defined composite structure in the midbrain (MBR). It includes the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), cuneiform nucleus (CNN ) and subcuneiform nucleus (CNNs) of the human ( Carpenter-1983 ), macaque ( Olszewski-1952 ), rat ( Swanson-2004 ) and mouse ( AMBA-2024 ).
Activation of the MRF triggers the orienting response ( Vinogradova-2001 ) of the interrupt control system ( Bowden-2021 ). Updated 25 Apr 2025.
Also known as
| Name | Language | Source | Source Citation | Source Title | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| formación reticular mesencefálica | Spanish | Carpenter-1994 | edicion 4, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore; traducción de Editorial Medica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, efectuada por el Dr. Alejandro Kaufman | Neuroanatomía Fundamentos | human |
| MRF | acronym | Schiebler-1999 | Eighth Edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1999. | Anatomie | human |
| mezencephale Formatio reticularis | German | Schiebler-1999 | Eighth Edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1999. | Anatomie | human |
| midbrain reticular formation | English | Carpenter-1983 | Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983 | Human Neuroanatomy | human |
| midbrain reticular formation | English | Martin-1997 | Primate Information Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 1997. | Template Atlas of the Primate Brain | Macaca fascicularis |
| Formatio reticularis mesencephali | Latin | NeuroNames | University of Washington, Seattle, WA | NeuroNames | Unspecified |
| Substantia reticularis mesencephali | Latin | Olszewski-1952 | S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1952 | The Thalamus Of The Macaca mulatta: An Atlas For Use With The Stereotaxic Instrument | Macaca mulatta |
| reticular formation of midbrain | English | Carpenter-1983 | Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983 | Human Neuroanatomy | human |
| Formatio reticularis tegmenti mesencephali | Latin | Shantha-1968 | Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1968 | A Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Java Monkey Brain (Macaca irus) | Macaca fascicularis |
| Formatio reticularis tegmentalis | Latin | Roberts-1970 | Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1970 | Atlas Of The Human Brain In Section | human |
| tegmental reticular formation | English | Roberts-1970 | Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1970 | Atlas Of The Human Brain In Section | human |
| Formatio reticularis des Mittelhirns | German | Mai-2002 | Zentrum für Anatomie und Hirnforschung, Institut für Neuroanatomie Heinrich Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Deutschland | human | |
| formazione reticolare mesencefalica | Italian | Carpenter-1995 | EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995 | Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia | human |
| MBRF | acronym | NeuroNames | University of Washington, Seattle, WA | NeuroNames | Unspecified |
| ретикулярная формация среднего мозга | Russian | Savel'ev-1996 | AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996. | Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka | human |