decussate

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Axons from these second neurons then decussate within the spinal cord and ascend to the brain and enter the thalamus, where each synapses with the third neuron in its respective pathway.

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Axons from the second neuron decussate and ascend to the thalamus along the trigeminothalamic tract.

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However, within each eye, the axons projecting from the lateral side of the retina do not decussate.

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The axons that decussate in the chiasm are from the medial retinae of either eye, and therefore carry information from the peripheral visual field.

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This monstrosity, called biastrepsis, consists of strongly marked torsions as are seen in many species with decussate leaves, though as a rule it is very rare.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de