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Occipitofrontal fasciculus

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NeuroNames
  
ancil-535

FMA
  
77633

Dorlands /Elsevier
  
f_03/12356186

Latin
  
fasciculus occipitofrontalis inferior

TA
  
A14.1.09.561 A14.1.09.562

The occipitofrontal fasciculus passes backward from the frontal lobe, along the lateral border of the caudate nucleus, and on the medial aspect of the corona radiata; its fibers radiate in a fan-like manner and pass into the occipital and temporal lobes lateral to the posterior and inferior cornua.

Some sources distinguish between a "Inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus" and "superior occipitofrontal fasciculus," however the latter is no longer believed to exist (in the human brain).

References

Occipitofrontal fasciculus Wikipedia