pretectal area

pretectal area
area pretectalis [TA] an area at the junction of the mesencephalon and diencephalon, extending from a position dorsolateral to the commissure of the epithalamus toward the cranial colliculus, within which is situated the pretectal nucleus; called also pretectal region.

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