Hypothalamotegmental tract

The hypothalamotegmental tract is a pathway from the hypothalamus to the reticular formation.{{Cite journal |last1=Spiegel |first1=E. A. |last2=Wycis |first2=H. T. |last3=Szekely |first3=E. G. |last4=Adams |first4=J. |last5=Flanagan |first5=M. |last6=Baird |first6=H. W. |date=1963-10-01 |title=Campotomy in Various Extrapyramidal Disorders |url=https://thejns.org/view/journals/j-neurosurg/20/10/article-p871.xml |journal=Journal of Neurosurgery |language=en-US |volume=20 |issue=10 |pages=871–884 |doi=10.3171/jns.1963.20.10.0871|pmid=14186082 |url-access=subscription }} Axons from the posterior hypothalamus descend through the midbrain and pontine reticular formation. They connect with reticular neurons important in visceral and autonomic activity.{{Citation |last1=Boniver |first1=R. |title=Whiplash-Associated Autonomic Effects |date=2014 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5486-8_11 |work=Whiplash Injuries: Diagnosis and Treatment |pages=107–115 |editor-last=Alpini |editor-first=Dario C. |place=Milano |publisher=Springer Milan |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-88-470-5486-8_11 |isbn=978-88-470-5486-8 |access-date=2022-10-05 |last2=Alpini |first2=D. C. |last3=Brugnoni |first3=G. |editor2-last=Brugnoni |editor2-first=Guido |editor3-last=Cesarani |editor3-first=Antonio|url-access=subscription }} The tract is a continuation of the medial forebrain bundle in the lateral portion of the tegmentum. It can only be seen with special staining.