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Erschienen in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 3/2020

16.11.2019 | Original Article

Anatomy and white matter connections of the lateral occipital cortex

verfasst von: Ali H. Palejwala, Kyle P. O’Connor, Panayiotis Pelargos, Robert G. Briggs, Camille K. Milton, Andrew K. Conner, Ty M. Milligan, Daniel L. O’Donoghue, Chad A. Glenn, Michael E. Sughrue

Erschienen in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Ausgabe 3/2020

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Abstract

Purpose

White matter tracts link different regions of the brain, and the known functions of those interconnected regions may offer clues about the roles that white matter tracts play in information relay. The authors of this report discuss the structure and function of the lateral occipital lobe and how the lateral occipital lobe communicates with other regions via white matter tracts.

Methods

The authors used generalized q-sampling imaging and cadaveric brain dissections to uncover the subcortical white matter connections of the lateral occipital lobe. The authors created GQI of ten healthy controls and dissected ten cadaveric brains.

Results

The middle longitudinal fasciculus, vertical occipital fasciculus, inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, inferior longitudinal fasciculus, optic radiations, and a diverse array of U-shaped fibers connect the lateral occipital lobe to itself, parts of the temporal, parietal, and medial occipital cortices. The complex functional processes attributed to the lateral occipital lobe, including object recognition, facial recognition, and motion perception are likely related to the subcortical white matter tracts described within this study.

Conclusions

There was good concordance between the white matter tracts generated using GQI and the white matter tracts that were found after dissection of the cadaveric brains. This article presents the anatomic connections of the lateral occipital lobe and discusses the associated functions.
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Metadaten
Titel
Anatomy and white matter connections of the lateral occipital cortex
verfasst von
Ali H. Palejwala
Kyle P. O’Connor
Panayiotis Pelargos
Robert G. Briggs
Camille K. Milton
Andrew K. Conner
Ty M. Milligan
Daniel L. O’Donoghue
Chad A. Glenn
Michael E. Sughrue
Publikationsdatum
16.11.2019
Verlag
Springer Paris
Erschienen in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Ausgabe 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Elektronische ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-019-02371-z

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