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Abstract

While neurosurgeons have paid a great deal of attention to the anatomy of the cortex, less attention has been paid to the anatomy of the cerebral white matter. Where the cortical gray matter is conveniently divided into discrete segments by fairly regular sulci, the white matter appears to be amorphous. The named white matter tracts seem to define predominant directions of axon flow. Most of these tracts contain multiple subcomponents as demonstrated by a recent report on Meyer’s loop [1]. The anatomy of several “eloquent” tracts has been elucidated through clinical pathologic correlation, anatomic dissections, imaging studies, and intraoperative electrical stimulation. As with the cerebral cortex where certain input and output areas have been found to be essential and designated eloquent, certain white matter pathways have also been found to be essential for basic neurological functions [2, 3].

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