fasciculus
- noun
- /fæˈsɪkjələs/
- Specialized
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fascículo
- The left inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF-L) had the smallest index of agreement (Kappa=0.73), and the right corticospinal (CST-R) had the best agreement (Kappa=0.93).
- the arcuate fasciculus
Examples
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Grandin also has enhanced white matter in the left inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, which connects the frontal and occipital lobes and might explain her keen visual abilities, the researchers say.
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We call them a bundle, a tract, a fasciculus, A lemniscus.
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So you may have heard of the arcuate fasciculus that basically connects language regions in the temporal lobe up to Broca's area in the frontal lobe.
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However, large association areas were useless without the improved sound-producing areas found in humans (the inferior part of Area 4 and Broca, the arcuate fasciculus, and the improved auditory areas with Wernicke).
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The arcuate fasciculus is crucial for connecting language centers in the brain.
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Research has shown that the uncinate fasciculus links the amygdala with the prefrontal cortex.
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Damage to the medial longitudinal fasciculus can lead to coordination problems in movement.
Synonyms
A group of thin nerve threads that carry signals in the body
A bundle of nerve or muscle fibers inside the body
A thin cord of nerve tissue that carries signals in the body
How Big
- Specialized
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- Specialized
54
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fasciculus comes from Latin, where fasciculus meant 'small bundle' and the root fascis meant 'bundle'. In the body a fasciculus is a little bundle of fibers or nerves, so thinking of a small 'bundle' or rope helps you remember why the word names a group of nerve fibers.