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(FRAME-INFO (STRING "Nucleus Solitarius, Computer Graphic.  The medulla has been removed from this computer graphic reconstruction of a dorsolateral view of the brainstem, leaving the cranial nerves VII, IX and X and the solitary nucleus \(red\).  General and special visceral afferent fibers from VII, IX and X enter the brainstem, collect into the solitary tract, and ultimately terminate in the solitary nucleus, which surrounds the tract.  General visceral afferent fibers terminate in the caudal solitary nucleus \(also referred to as the cardiorespiratory nucleus\), important in the regulation of cardiovascular, respiratory and gut functions.  Special visceral afferent \(taste\) fibers terminate in the rostral solitary nucleus \(also referred to as the gustatory nucleus\) which conveys information about taste to the cerebral cortex by way of the thalamus.  Note the position of the solitary nucleus in the cross section.  The solitary nucleus lies ventral to the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus and the vestibular nuclei. In the graphic the caudal part of the solitary nucleus has been stripped off to reveal the solitary tract."))
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