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4.5 - White Matter Pathways

from 4 - Neuroanatomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2023

By
Guilherme Carvalhal Ribas ,
Andre Felix Gentil  and
Eduardo Carvalhal Ribas
Edited by
Mary-Ellen Lynall ,
Peter B. Jones  and
Stephen M. Stahl
Mary-Ellen Lynall
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Peter B. Jones
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Stephen M. Stahl
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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Summary

The white matter within the cerebral hemispheres is composed of myelinated fibre bundles (tracts or fasciculi), named according to their course and connections. Association fibres link different cortical areas within the same hemisphere, commissural fibres connect cortical areas between hemispheres and projection fibres connect the cerebral cortex with the corpus striatum, diencephalon, brainstem and spinal cord.

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Cambridge Textbook of Neuroscience for Psychiatrists , pp. 105 - 109
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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