The term bands of Baillarger is a myeloarchitectural term that refers to the outer band of Baillarger and the inner band of Baillarger, myelinated fibers in the internal granular layer (layer IV) and internal pyramidal layer (layer V) respectively, of cerebral cortex. In the primary visual cortex, the outer band of Baillarger is enlarged and is called the stria of Gennari ( Crosby-1962, Carpenter-1983 ).