Association fiber

Overview

The association fibers unite different parts of the same hemisphere, and are of two kinds: (1) those connecting adjacent gyri, short association fibers; (2) those passing between more distant parts, long association fibers.

Short association fibers

The short association fibers lie immediately beneath the gray substance of the cortex of the hemispheres, and connect together adjacent gyri.

Long association fibers

The long association fibers include the following:

Name	From	To
uncinate fasciculus	frontal lobe	temporal lobe
cingulum	cingulate gyrus	entorhinal cortex
superior longitudinal fasciculus	frontal lobe	occipital lobe
inferior longitudinal fasciculus	occipital lobe	temporal lobe
perpendicular fasciculus	inferior parietal lobule	fusiform gyrus
occipitofrontal fasciculus	occipital lobe	frontal lobe
fornix	hippocampus	mammillary bodies

See also

• interneuron

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