Subcortical anatomy of the lateral association fascicles of the brain: A review
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Precise knowledge of the connectivities of the different white matter bundles is of great value for neuroscience research. Our knowledge of subcortical anatomy has improved exponentially during recent decades owing to the development of magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging tractography (DTI). Although DTI tractography has led to important progress in understanding white matter anatomy, the precise trajectory and cortical connections of the subcortical bundles remain poorly determined. The recent literature was extensively reviewed in order to analyze the trajectories and cortical terminations of the lateral association fibers of the brain.The anatomy of the following tracts is reviewed: superior longitudinal fasciculus, middle longitudinal fasciculus, inferior longitudinal fasciculus, inferior fronto‐occipital fasciculus, uncinate fasciculus, frontal aslant tract, and vertical occipital fasciculus. The functional role of a tract can be inferred from its topography within the brain. Knowing the functional roles of the cortical areas connected by a certain bundle, it is possible to develop new insights into the putative functional properties of such connections. Clin. Anat. 563–569, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Authors
- Martino, J., & De Lucas, E. M.
- Affiliations
- Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (ES)
- Department of Neuroradiology Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla and Instituto de Formación e Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla (IFIMAV) Avda, Valdecilla s/n Santander Cantabria Spain
- Corresponding author
- Martino, Juan
- ORCID
- Martino, Juan
- Venue
- Clinical Anatomy
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-01-22
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 563-569
- ISSN
- 0897-3806 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-2353
- OpenAlex
- W1551553872
- Cited by
- 89
- References
- 53
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- FWCI
- 1.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Anatomy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Fundaci�n Marqu�s de Valdecilla (API 11/18)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anatomy › Medical and Biological Sciences
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Keywords
- superior longitudinal fasciculus, middle longitudinal fasciculus, inferior longitudinal fasciculus, inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, uncinate fasciculus, frontal aslant tract, tractography, white matter connectivity, cortical connectivity
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Humans, Nerve Fibers, Myelinated
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