Tags: Anatomical Structure, Brain.

The spinothalamic tract is a sensory pathway originating in the spinal cord. It is one component of the anterolateral system. It transmits information to the thalamus about pain temperature itch and crude touch. The pathway decussates at the level of the spinal cord rather than in the brainstem like the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway and corticospinal tract.

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