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In neuroanatomy, the red nucleus is a "pinkish-yellow portion of the midbrain situated in the rostral mesencephalic tegmentum. It receives a large projection from the contralateral half of the cerebellum via the superior cerebellar peduncle and a projection from the ipsilateral motor cortex."[1]

Section through the midbrain showing the red nucleus (#7).

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