Anatomy and Physiology

Its function is to transmit temperature, pain, as well as crude touch. These are transmitted to the thalamus’ somatosensory region. This pathway runs from the thalamus to the skin. When the pathway is infected, the symptoms are the loss of temperature, pain, proprioception, light touch, as well as vibration (Betts et al. The corticospinal tract (CST) is part of the descending tract of the spinal system that comes from the brainstem or the cortex. It is responsible for receiving the information from the posterior association area. This is the process enables the integration of information with past experiences using the limbic association area. On the other hand, the limbic association area is on the frontal lobe’s medial side. The function of the area is helping in the formation of memories.