Neurons in the lateral spinal nucleus give rise to the spinotectal component of the anterolateral system in the mouse
The anterolateral system (ALS) originates from neurons in various regions of the spinal cord and conveys somatosensory information related to pain, skin temperature and itch to several brain targets. One component of the ALS is the spinotectal tract, which projects to the superior colliculus (SC) and is thought to unde...