cerebral association fibers

The term cerebral association fibers denotes fibers in the cerebrum that connect areas of the cerebral cortex within the same hemisphere. Major structures in which they are found include the cingulum and other parts of the cerebral white matter, the external capsule, the extreme capsule, the arcuate fasciculus, the uncinate fasciculus of the forebrain, the inferior longitudinal fasciculus, the superior longitudinal fasciculus, the inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus, and the subcallosal fasciculus ( Carpenter-1983 ).

Also known as: cerebral association fibers, Neurofibrae associationes

NeuroNames ID: 1219

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